Hey Mister Joshua 1905

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24 November 2010
2010

I came to town, a week ago today,
and everybody took me for a jay,
But I don't know why,
for I was flying high,
Yet when they seen me coming
they yelled Hey!
I met er man
who said he knew my name,
I bet him half a dollar
that he didn't,
And then by Gosh
he called me Uncle Josh,
I'll be gol ding darned
if he didn't.

By Gosh, say Josh,
When'd you come from dear old OshKosh,
How'd you leave the folks
on the farm by thunder,
Ain't the pretty girls down here a wonder,
Say John, by Gosh,
Don't you try to hand us the kibosh,
you can bet you're not so green
as a lot of rubes we've seen
Hey! Mister Joshua Hey!

By Gosh, say Josh,
When'd you come from dear old OshKosh,
How'd you leave the folks
on the farm by thunder,
Ain't the pretty girls down here a wonder,
Say John, by Gosh,
Don't you try to hand us the kibosh,
you can bet you're not so green
as a lot of rubes we've seen
Hey! Mister Joshua Hey!

I've got er gal,
her name is Liza Ann,
and everybody knows that I'm her man,
She is just as pert
as any city flirt,
I'd like to see you beat her if you can;
But yesterday
I met a little Miss
Who said her hands were cold,
I thought it funny,
But by Gee Whiz,
I guess she knew her biz,
for she got them warm with my money.

By Gosh, say Josh,
When'd you come from dear old OshKosh,
How'd you leave the folks
on the farm by thunder,
Ain't the pretty girls down here a wonder,
Say John, by Gosh,
Don't you try to hand us the kibosh,
you can bet you're not so green
as a lot of rubes we've seen
Hey! Mister Joshua Hey!

By Gosh, say Josh,
When'd you come from dear old OshKosh,
How'd you leave the folks
on the farm by thunder,
Ain't the pretty girls down here a wonder,
Say John, by Gosh,
Don't you try to hand us the kibosh,
you can bet you're not so green
as a lot of rubes we've seen
Hey! Mister Joshua Hey!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Hey! Mister Joshua 1905
Music by Lester W. Keith
Lyrics by John Kember
© MCMV by Walter Jacobs
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 24 November 2010 at 19.13
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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