I Happeneed To Be There 1897

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 Oct 2011
2011

Mister Brown and wife
have just come back from
their honeymoon, moon, moon,
Now she waits for her hubby dear
ev'ry afternoon, noon, noon;
The other day Mister Brown
came home a bit too soon, soon, soon,
To Have a quiet little chat
and a little spoon, spoon, spoon:

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
Of course I meant no harm you see,
just dropped in for a cup of tea.
Rumors of divorce now fill the air,
Just because, because, because,
I happened to be there

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
Of course I meant no harm you see,
just dropped in for a cup of tea.
Rumors of divorce now fill the air,
Just because, because, because,
I happened to be there.

Some people say of my face,
it looks like a kangeroo, roo, roo,
you would be surprised
at the wonderful faces
that I can do, do, do;
You all have heard of Shafter,
at Santiago too, too, too,
But if you listen I will tell
why the Spaniards flew, flew, flew:

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
My face made all the Spaniards creep,
and made them do a beautiful sneak,
Such a time I had, I do declare
July third with Mister Schley
I happened to be there

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
My face made all the Spaniards creep,
and made them do a beautiful sneak,
Such a time I had, I do declare
July third with Mister Schley
I happened to be there

An old maid went to her room, one night,
to do a sleep, sleep, sleep;
She hung her clothes upon a peg,
washed the paint from her cheek, cheek, cheek;
She then took off a new pair of shoes
that made a creak, creak, creak,
and looked under the folding bed
a burglar to seek, seek, seek,

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
She didn't seem the least afraid,
for she was game, this game old maid,
Landlord came and grabbed me by the hair,
when he shot his foot at me,
I happened to be there.

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
She didn't seem the least afraid,
for she was game, this game old maid,
Landlord came and grabbed me by the hair,
when he shot his foot at me,
I happened to be there.

The other day some hunters went
and their guns they got, got, got,
for the rabbits there and the frisky hare
they were after hot, hot, hot;
But a careless chap took a careless aim
at a certain spot, spot, spot,
he was to blame, he missed his aim
when he fired that shot, shot, shot:

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
It went right through my Sunday pants
I did the "couchee couchee" dance
At my meals I never use a chair
Just because, because, because
I happened to be there!

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
It went right through my Sunday pants
I did the "couchee couchee" dance
At my meals I never use a chair
Just because, because, because
I happened to be there!

The other day I took a walk,
I went to the zoo, zoo, zoo,
to see the lion and elephant
and the monkeys too, too, too;
A woman there gave an awful scream
as they often do, do, do,
she said: "Great Scott! The Monkey's loose!"
and then she flew, flew, flew:

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
A p'liceman grabbed me by the throat
and tore my brand new Sunday coat,
Then the monkey's cage they made me share,
Just because, because, because
I happened to be there!

I happened to be there!
I happened to be there!
A p'liceman grabbed me by the throat
and tore my brand new Sunday coat,
Then the monkey's cage they made me share,
Just because, because, because
I happened to be there!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Happened To Be There 1897
Music by Edwin Foy
Lyrics by Wm.M.Dunlevy
© MDCCCXCVII by T.B.Harms & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 23 October 2011 at 22.15
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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