Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Feb 2006
2006

Old man Rosenthal lay sick in bed
soon the doctor came around and said:
"No use crying, the man is dying,
he can't live very long."
"Send my son here to my side,"
they heard the old man say
"I've got something to tell him
before I pass away."
Soon his son was sitting by his bed
"What's the matter, papa dear?" he said.
The old man said:
"My son before my days are done
I want you to know....

"Cohen owes me ninety seven dollars
and it's up to you to see that Cohen pays.
I sold a lot of goods to Rosenthal and Sons
on an I.O.U. for ninety days.
Levi brothers don't get any credit
they owe me for a hundred yards of lace
if you promise me my son,
you'll collect from every one
I can die with a smile upon my face."

"Cohen owed my ninety seven dollars
and my son went out and made poor Cohen pay
a bill was owed to me by Rosenthal and Sons
and they settled on that very day
what could my son do with all that money
if I should leave it all and say goodbye
It's all right to pass away
but when people start to pay
that's no time for a businessman to die."

Old man Rosenthal is better now
he just simply wouldn't die somehow
he is healthy and very wealthy
since he got out of bed.
Such a change you never saw
he's got such rosy cheeks.
He picks up in just one week
that should take weeks and weeks.
Every one who knew that he was sick
couldn't tell why he got well so quick;
they went and asked him
to explain how he pulled through
Rosenthal replied:

"Cohen owes me ninety seven dollars
and it's up to you to see that Cohen pays.
I sold a lot of goods to Rosenthal and Sons
on an I.O.U. for ninety days.
Levi brothers don't get any credit
they owe me for a hundred yards of lace
if you promise me my son,
you'll collect from every one
I can die with a smile upon my face."

"Cohen owed my ninety seven dollars
and my son went out and made poor Cohen pay
a bill was owed to me by Rosenthal and Sons
and they settled on that very day
what could my son do with all that money
if I should leave it all and say goodbye
It's all right to pass away
but when people start to pay
that's no time for a businessman to die."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Cohen Owes Me Ninety Seven Dollars 1915
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
© MCMXV by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 18 February 2006 at 15.02
in association with Doug Grierson
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