Always Do As People Say You Should 1898 'The Fortune Teller'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 05 Mar 2004

My aged grandma told me
and I've read the same in books
that it doesn't matter
what a girl may wear
or how she looks.
She never should be frivolous;
she never should be bold.
My grandma said: "My Darling,
always do as you are told."
When grandma said: "Don't touch the jam,"
I minded her request.
I did not care a bit for jam.
I liked the jelly best.
"Be punctual at meals," she said,
"or I shall have to scold."
And I was always there, you see,
I did as I was told.

Always do as people say you should,
you never can be happy, child,
unless you're good
I do as I am told,
I'm just as good as gold
and I know I shall be happy
'cause I am so good,
I am so good, I am good.

And now I am a grownup girl,
I'm still as good as pie,
and I do as people tell me
or at least I always try;
For instance, with an officer,
a handsome young dragoon,
I went out for an evening walk,
a stroll by light of moon.
I blush to say he kissed me,
it was very rude and bold.
But he told me not to scream
and so I did as I was told.
He told me then to kiss him,
it was very impudent,
but thought what grandma told me
and I was obedient.

Always do as people say you should,
you never can be happy, child,
unless you're good
I do as I am told,
I'm just as good as gold
and it made me such a happy girl
to be so good,
I was so good,
I was good.

Soft karaoke
Words
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lyric
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Always Do As People Say You Should 1898
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
© MDCCCXCVIII by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 06 March 2004 at 11.42
in association with Doug Grierson
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From - "The Fortune Teller."
Music by Victor Herbert. Book by Harry B. Smith.
Harry B. Smith Publication: New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1898.
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