Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake 1923

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 Feb 2006
2006

My friend Jonesie he got married
just the other night,
Jonesie was a man who had
an awful appetite,
His wife went to cooking school,
but only learned to bake,
when he kicks about the meals,
she says: "John, for goodness sake,
Just cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home,
I'm sorry that I can't cook steak
but cake is so "hightoned"
you'll get corns and bunions
from eating Spanish onions
so cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home."

There's a fam'ly in our street
they really can't be beat,
they've been used to company
that always like to eat.
Now the old man's out of work
but they always have cake,
and when comp'ny calls on them,
they put up a fake by saying:
"Cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home,
I'm sorry that we haven't steak
but cake is so "hightoned"
Ev'ry social leader
today is a cake eater,
so cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home."

Once a week at Jonesie's house
the poker players meet,
after playing cards for hours
they all went to eat,
"One more deal and then we'll eat,"
they hear his wifie say,
they expect a lovely spread
but almost pass away when she says:
"Cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home,
I tried to make some doughnuts
but they all turned out like stone,
you know you should diet,
start in right now and try it.
so cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home."

Jones came home the other night
and said: "I've lost my job."
We can't pay the rent, sweetheart,
unless some bank I rob.
Landlord said he'd call tonight
because the rent is due."
Jonesie's wife said: "I'll fix him,
I know what to do I'll tell him
"Cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home,
My hubby's at the lodge tonight
just had me on the 'phone.
Tell me how's your mother?
Your sister and your brother?
Won't you cut yourself a piece of cake
and make yourself at home."

Soft karaoke
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lyric
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Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake 1923
Words and Music by Billy James
Revised by Theodore Morse
Extra Verses by Irving Bibo
© MCMXXIII by Leo Feist Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 14 February 2006 at 14.33
in association with Doug Grierson
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