Fifty-Fifty 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 May 2010
2010

Mister Stephen Lee fly as he can be,
who's living on the second floor
apartment twenty three,
his wife who's slim,
neat and trim,
It seems as tho' that here of late
she's wise to him.
Last Tuesday night he had a date,
So Wednesday night she stayed out late;
When she came home
he had the nerve
to start an argument.
"Where have you been at this hour?" said he
"Well, where were you last night?" said she,
"My club held a meeting, honey,
honest and true."
Said she: "My club held a meeting too."

It's fiftyfifty,
It's fiftyfifty
Not sixty forty,
nor sev'nty thirty,
I've figured your percentage Hon,
it won't do,
you've been cheating me,
and I've been square with you;
I'm betting even,
it's even Stephen,
I'm wise to your lies
'cause you opened up my eyes
if you want to get along
and be a friend of mine,
it's got to be fiftyfifty
all the time.

It's fiftyfifty,
It's fiftyfifty
Not sixty forty,
nor sev'nty thirty,
I've figured your percentage Hon,
it won't do,
you've been cheating me,
and I've been square with you;
I'm betting even,
it's even Stephen,
I'm wise to your lies
'cause you opened up my eyes
if you want to get along
and be a friend of mine,
it's got to be fiftyfifty
all the time.

Now you needn't fret
I'm no suffragette,
Just bet your bottom dollar
I'll get even with you yet,
For you're to blame, she exclaimed,
The way that you've been acting man
it is a shame;
Just here of late
I have been told,
that I've begun to look so old,
now Steve you know
I'm only six months older sir than you.
Now listen dear to what I will say,
you promised me that you'd obey;
The name of your lodge
it may be "Night Owls" that's tue
There's a female lodge
by the same name too.

It's fiftyfifty,
It's fiftyfifty
Not sixty forty,
nor sev'nty thirty,
I've figured your percentage Hon,
it won't do,
you've been cheating me,
and I've been square with you;
I'm betting even,
it's even Stephen,
I'm wise to your lies
'cause you opened up my eyes
if you want to get along
and be a friend of mine,
it's got to be fiftyfifty
all the time.

It's fiftyfifty,
It's fiftyfifty
Not sixty forty,
nor sev'nty thirty,
I've figured your percentage Hon,
it won't do,
you've been cheating me,
and I've been square with you;
I'm betting even,
it's even Stephen,
I'm wise to your lies
'cause you opened up my eyes
if you want to get along
and be a friend of mine,
it's got to be fiftyfifty
all the time.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Fifty-Fifty 1914
Music by Chris Smith
Lyrics by Jim Burris
© MCMXIV by Jos.W.Stern & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 30 May 2010 at 12.27
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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