Buckle Me Shoe 1909 'Mother Goose'

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

When I went to Sunday School
long years ago,
I used to play tricks on my teacher and so
one day when I used the word starting with D....
he said he would make an example of me.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
You've got no idea of the pains I went through,
he slapped me behind on our Sunday School pew.
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
You've got no idea of the pains I went through,
he slapped me behind on our Sunday School pew.
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

Old Mother Hubbard was bathing herself,
the parrot looked down from its cage on the shelf,
it said: "Mother Hubbard"
I wonder sometimes if they made a mistake
in those Nursery Rhymes.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
The Dog I remember got nothing to chew,
so which was it "bare" the cupboard or you?
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
The Dog I remember got nothing to chew,
so which was it "bare" the cupboard or you?
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

We've got the Electric Light at our house,
one night it went out, so I started to rouse,
they sent the Inspector
who shouted "Look Here"
your current's cut off;
cause your bill's in arrear.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
Until you pay up
there's no current for you.
I said I don't give a ....
Sultanas will do.
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
Until you pay up
there's no current for you.
I said I don't give a ....
Sultanas will do.
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

I once thought I'd like to go digging for gold,
there's plenty in Klondyke
I'd often been told,
I asked an Old Miner to give me a hint
but the language he used
would look shocking in print.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
He says you must "Blast"
till the water comes through,
And then you must "Damn" I said
thanks that will do.
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

One! Two! Buckle Me Shoe
He says you must "Blast"
till the water comes through,
And then you must "Damn" I said
thanks that will do.
One, Two, Buckle me shoe.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Buckle Me Shoe 1909
eccentric song
Words by Chas. A. Knight & Victor Kelly
Composed by Victor Kelly
arranged by Alfred Glover
Introduced in J.C. Williamson's Ltd pantomime extravaganza
"Mother Goose"
Victor Kelly's great rag-melody hit
http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-an13911169
© circa 1909 by Joes Slater Pub. Co. Sydney
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 14 July 2005 at 22.29
in association with Doug Grierson
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