Abraham Lincoln Jones 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 January 2011
2011

Abe Jones had a christening
at his house last night
to name his first born child,
To get it a high toned name
and start it right
Old Abe was almost wild.
The day for the christening,
Deacon Greene enquired
what the child's name was to be
One said name it Sam,
another hollered Ham,
But Abe said: "Name it this for me!"

George Washington, Christopher Columbus,
Roosevelt, Douglas Lee,
Jim Jeffries, Joe Gans,
Dixon, ring in Booker T
Admiral Dewey, Thomas Jeff'rson,
McKinley, Sherlock Holmes
Hezekiah, Obediah,
Abraham Lincoln Jones.

George Washington, Christopher Columbus,
Roosevelt, Douglas Lee,
Jim Jeffries, Joe Gans,
Dixon, ring in Booker T
Admiral Dewey, Thomas Jeff'rson,
McKinley, Sherlock Holmes
Hezekiah, Obediah,
Abraham Lincoln Jones.

Abe's friend said to him:
"You must be crazy sure,
it's too much name, that's all
why don't you name it
something short and sweet
Like Peter, John or Paul."
Old Abe shook his head and said:
"The name is long
I really must confess,
I can't give it fame,
but here is some more name,
so christen it what I like best!"

George Washington, Christopher Columbus,
Roosevelt, Douglas Lee,
Jim Jeffries, Joe Gans,
Dixon, ring in Booker T
Admiral Dewey, Thomas Jeff'rson,
McKinley, Sherlock Holmes
Hezekiah, Obediah,
Abraham Lincoln Jones.

George Washington, Christopher Columbus,
Roosevelt, Douglas Lee,
Jim Jeffries, Joe Gans,
Dixon, ring in Booker T
Admiral Dewey, Thomas Jeff'rson,
McKinley, Sherlock Holmes
Hezekiah, Obediah,
Abraham Lincoln Jones.

They all got excited
till one brother cried:
"We'll leave it to its Aunt,"
said she: "I ain't caring
how much name it gets,
don't leave out Gen'ral Grant!"
'Twas then, that its mammy
raised her voice and said:
"Just let me talk awhile,
All them arguments
don't mount to thirty cents,
because it ain't that kind of child!"

George Washington, Christopher Columbus,
Roosevelt, Douglas Lee,
Jim Jeffries, Joe Gans,
Dixon, ring in Booker T
Admiral Dewey, Thomas Jeff'rson,
McKinley, Sherlock Holmes
Hezekiah, Obediah,
Abraham Lincoln Jones.

George Washington, Christopher Columbus,
Roosevelt, Douglas Lee,
Jim Jeffries, Joe Gans,
Dixon, ring in Booker T
Admiral Dewey, Thomas Jeff'rson,
McKinley, Sherlock Holmes
Hezekiah, Obediah,
Abraham Lincoln Jones.

Soft karaoke
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lyric
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Abraham Lincoln Jones 1909
by Cecil Mack & Chris Smith
© 1909 by R.C.McPherson - N.Y.City
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 10 January 2011 at 14.59
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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