Eat Drink And Be Merry 1903

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Jul 2008
2008

Mose Johnson was a curious man
'mongst the coons he was a pest and bore,
he was never superstitious
'bout a rainy day,
or the wolf knocking at his door,
Ev'ry dollar ev'ry cent
which dat man could find
would be transformed into nigger gin,
'till the neighbors tried
to convert poor Mose,
by telling him it was a sin.
They had a grand revival at the baptist church
all the good colored folks were there,
When Mose he entered the church door
Parson Lane offered up a prayer,
when they arose they surrounded Mose
and asked him to mend his ways,
He created a sensation
and shocked the congregation,
when these words they heard him say:

Eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.
What's the use of saving your gold
when your breath takes wings and flies.
You see where it goes if you spend it here,
for you can't spend a lot on the other sphere,
so eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.

Eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.
What's the use of saving your gold
when your breath takes wings and flies.
You see where it goes if you spend it here,
for you can't spend a lot on the other sphere,
so eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.

The Parson gave a party once
'twas a funny sight I do declare,
where you had to bring
a package of a pound with you,
to procure admittance there,
There were sev'ral rolls
of bacon chicken
and ham even liver with electric lights
'till the house looked
just like a bargain sale,
at the market on a Saturday night.
It was at twelve o'clock
the Parson started in
on a merry inspection tour,
The congregation all rubber'd
as he looked all his presents o'er,
He spied a most peculiar box,
from "Mose" to Parson Lane
it said it was gin in great perfusion,
and the opening caused confusion,
when the Parson this card read.

Eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.
What's the use of saving your gold
when your breath takes wings and flies.
You see where it goes if you spend it here,
for you can't spend a lot on the other sphere,
so eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.

Eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.
What's the use of saving your gold
when your breath takes wings and flies.
You see where it goes if you spend it here,
for you can't spend a lot on the other sphere,
so eat, drink and be merry today,
for tomorrow you may die.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Eat Drink And Be Merry 1903
Words and Music by Geo.R.Wilson
© MCMIII by Leo Feist - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 16 July 2008 at 13.34
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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