Anti-Loafin' Blues 1918

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 Sep 2005

You little mama's joy,
I mean exempted boy,
you better take some good advice,
and stop your dressing nice,
the government is right,
we all should work or fight,
if you're shirking get to working,
or hear the Judge recite:

You've got to go to jail,
or wear some working shoes,
you cannot hope to fail
take either one you choose,
if you're in class "Three B" and didn't slack,
you've got to work until the boys get back,
if you refuse, you'll have
those antiloafin' blues.

You've got to go to jail,
or wear some working shoes,
you cannot hope to fail
take either one you choose,
it's time to do your bitty bit right now,
if you can't fight
just learn to push a plow,
if you refuse, you'll have
those antiloafin' blues.

It may be hard at first,
and fightin' ain't the worst,
but if you wanna fight you can,
that is, for Uncle Sam,
your aid is needed bad,
to work may make you sad,
if you're able don't act feeble,
'twill make the Judge cry mad,

You've got to go to jail,
or wear some working shoes,
you cannot hope to fail
take either one you choose,
if you're in class "Three B" and didn't slack,
you've got to work until the boys get back,
if you refuse, you'll have
those antiloafin' blues.

You've got to go to jail,
or wear some working shoes,
you cannot hope to fail
take either one you choose,
it's time to do your bitty bit right now,
if you can't fight
just learn to push a plow,
if you refuse, you'll have
those antiloafin' blues.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Anti-Loafin' Blues 1918
Words and Music by Maceo Pinkard
© MCMXVIII by Jos. W. Stern & Co., New York
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 14 September 2005 at 10.52
in association with Doug Grierson
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