Goodbye Mister Greenback 1906

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 19 Jul 2008
2008

Rastus Jenkins was a gamblin' man
and he spent his money free,
But this mornin' he was feelin' sad
and he told this tale to me:
He said I've been a rollin' bones
and they cert'ny cleaned me dead,
when I looked at my last dollar bill
in the saddest tones I said:

Well

Goodbye Mister Greenback
I hates to see you go,
It makes me sad
when I part with you
'cause my bank account am low,
If you and I
should ever meet again
I'd say: "Why how de do?"
but now I kiss you "Fare thee well,"
that means goodbye to you.

Goodbye Mister Greenback
I hates to see you go,
It makes me sad
when I part with you
'cause my bank account am low,
If you and I
should ever meet again
I'd say: "Why how de do?"
but now I kiss you "Fare thee well,"
that means goodbye to you.

Rastus soon got tir'd of gamblin' life
and he thought he'd settle down.
Took his lady and perticler freinds
to the home of Parson Brown,
The knot was tied
then the Parson said
"Just give me what you will,"
Well you'd laugh to hear
what Rastus said
as he kissed his dollar bill,

Well

Goodbye Mister Greenback
I hates to see you go,
It makes me sad
when I part with you
'cause my bank account am low,
If you and I
should ever meet again
I'd say: "Why how de do?"
but now I kiss you "Fare thee well,"
that means goodbye to you.

Goodbye Mister Greenback
I hates to see you go,
It makes me sad
when I part with you
'cause my bank account am low,
If you and I
should ever meet again
I'd say: "Why how de do?"
but now I kiss you "Fare thee well,"
that means goodbye to you.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Goodbye Mister Greenback 1906
Words and Music by Thos.S.Allen
© MCMVI by Walter Jacobs
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sequence by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 19 July 2008 at 16.12
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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