Ain't Dat A Shame 1901

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 Jun 2008
2008

One dark and stormy night
the rain was falling fast,
Bill Bailey told his lady friend:
"Our dream of love is past."
he said no more,
just slammed the door,
He wandered 'round the town,
but he didn't have a cent,
he thought about his pork chops
then back to the house he went,
Oh listen to his mournful cry.

Ain't dat a shame
a measly shame,
to keep your honey
out in the rain,
Will you open dat door,
and let me in,
I stand yere freezin'
wet to the skin.

Ain't dat a shame
a measly shame,
to keep your honey
out in the rain,
Will you open dat door,
and let me in,
I stand yere freezin'
wet to the skin.

He stood there at the door,
all the whole night long,
He cried; "Oh Mama will you let me in,
I know that I've done wrong,
I'll prove it see?
Please whisper to me,
a bass voice from inside
hollered from the door,
"You find some other haypile
you don't roost here any more,
and passers by could hear Bill cry.

Ain't dat a shame
a measly shame,
to keep your honey
out in the rain,
Will you open dat door,
and let me in,
I stand yere freezin'
wet to the skin.

Ain't dat a shame
a measly shame,
to keep your honey
out in the rain,
Will you open dat door,
and let me in,
I stand yere freezin'
wet to the skin.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ain't Dat A Shame 1901
Music by Walter Wilson
Lyrics by John Queen
© MCMI by Howland, Haviland & Dresser
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 3 June 2008 at 14.05
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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