At The Garbage Gentlemen's Ball 1914

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Oct 2004

There she sat with the old Tom Cat
in the kitchen all alone;
she says: "I can't work today
I don't feel a bit that way."
While she sat with the old Tom Cat,
why the "Missus" came in sight
she said: "Bridget, what's the matter,
where were you last night?"
"Oh!" Bridget said, "Sure I was out
and I had a real fine time!"

At the garbage gentlemen's ball,
At the garbage gentlemen's ball,
'twas a swill, swill, swill affair
and everybody was there,
sure we onestepped,
we twostepped
and then we cleaned the hall,
it was fifty cents a crack,
but you got a "scent" back
at the garbage gentlemen's ball.

[You may now dance about!]

Lights were bright in the house that night,
and the kitchen held a pair;
Now I guess you understand
someone's holding Bridget's hand
"What was that?"
it was not the cat,
for it sounded like a kiss
"Missus" came and said to Bridget:
"Tell me who is this?"
"A friend of muine," said Bridget
sure he was Floor Director, ma'am."

At the garbage gentlemen's ball,
At the garbage gentlemen's ball,
'twas a swill, swill, swill affair
and everybody was there,
sure we onestepped,
we twostepped
and then we cleaned the hall,
it was fifty cents a crack,
but you got a "scent" back
at the garbage gentlemen's ball.

[Yet more now dancing about!]

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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At The Garbage Gentlemen's Ball 1914
Music by Jos. M. Daly
Lyrics by Thos. S. Allen
© MCMXIV by Daly Music Pub. Inc. Boston, Mass.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 18 October 2004 at 11.25
in association with Doug Grierson
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