Ain't It A Shame 1922

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 1 Dec 2011
2011

Away down South
where I was born,
in the land of cotton, sugar,
cane and corn,
Ev'rybody goes to church
on Sunday morn,
You all know that the good books say
"You must keep Holy The Sabbath Day,"
Now if you don't
you'll go where it's real warm;
In church the other day
I heard Parson Johnson say:

Brothers it's a shame to gamble
on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame
to gamble on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to gamble on Sunday,
When you get Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, too,
Ain't it a shame

Brothers it's a shame to shimmy
on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame
to shimmy on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to shimmy on Sunday,
When you get Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, too,
Ain't it a shame

Brothers it's a shame to drink White Mule
on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame
to drink hootch on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to drink hootch on Sunday,
When you get Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, too,
Ain't it a shame, a shame.

Old Sister Mandy Jenkins Jones
She gave a dance down at her home,
Last Saturday night
and ev'ryone was gay,
She belonged to church
but took one chance,
and after midnight
let them dance,
Somebody 'phoned the Parson right away;
When the Elder rushed thru' the door,
he preached this sermon on the floor:

Brothers it's a shame to gamble
on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame
to gamble on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to gamble on Sunday,
When you get Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, too,
Ain't it a shame

Brothers it's a shame to shimmy
on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame
to shimmy on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to shimmy on Sunday,
When you get Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, too,
Ain't it a shame

Brothers it's a shame to drink White Mule
on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame
to drink hootch on Sunday,
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to drink hootch on Sunday,
When you get Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Friday, Saturday, too,
Ain't it a shame, a shame.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ain't It A Shame 1922
Novelty Fox trot
by W.A.Hann, Jos. Simms & Al.W.Brown
© MCMXXII by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 1 December 2011 at 11.19
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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