He Was Always Fooling Around 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 01 Sep 2006
2006

Young Johnny Brown
he was a comical clown
a comical clown
was young Johnny Brown
He was the cutest little cut up in town
as a natural fool
he had won great renown
at cutting capers Johnnie was a bear
you'd always find him
at some fool affair.

He was always fooling around
fooling around, fooling around,
so foolish
at each party he could be found
he could really raise the dickens
with a lot of little chickens
he cared not for sorrow or strife
from morning till night he just clowned
he made life seemed sunny
and borrowed some money
while he was fooling around.

He was always fooling around
fooling around, fooling around,
so foolish
They went out on Long Island sound
where the angry breeze was blowing
no one knew where they were going
They changed seats while rocking the boat
a mile and a half from the ground
he fell in the water with Fogarty's daughter
while he was fooling around.

Young Johnny Brown
he was a pet with the girls
he had lovely curls
a nut for the squir'ls
and 'round his neck
he wore a nice string of pearls
wears a watch on his wrist
and a cane that he twirls.
He also owned a foolish motor boat
one day he took Miss Fogarty to float.

He was always fooling around
fooling around, fooling around,
so foolish
at each party he could be found
he could really raise the dickens
with a lot of little chickens
he cared not for sorrow or strife
from morning till night he just clowned
he made life seemed sunny
and borrowed some money
while he was fooling around.

He was always fooling around
fooling around, fooling around,
so foolish
They went out on Long Island sound
where the angry breeze was blowing
no one knew where they were going
They changed seats while rocking the boat
a mile and a half from the ground
he fell in the water with Fogarty's daughter
while he was fooling around.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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He Was Always Fooling Around 1914
Music by Abner Greenberg
Lyrics by William Jerome
© MCMXIV by Maurice Richmond Music Co.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, london UK
on Friday 01 September 2006 at 12.12am
in association with Doug Grierson
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