I Thought I'd Die 1922

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 Jul 2005

Sweet Mary Greene, just seventeen,
was oh so bashful and shy;
seems she never really knew
what a hug and kiss would do,
Tho' she was slow she got a beau
and he made love right away
her friends asked her all about it
and they heard Mary say:

When he put his head on my shoulder
I thought I'd die
when he got a wee little bolder
I thought I'd die
Gee but I was excited
when he petted my cheek
I thought that I had invited
a cousin of the Sheik
when he snuggled closer beside me
I thought I'd die.
When he said his conscience would guide me
oh me, oh my,
more and more how he swore he missed me
never would never could resist me,
but when he cuddled me and he kissed me
I thought I'd die.

When I felt his arm steal around me
I thought I'd die
When he seemed so glad that he found me
I thought I'd die
When he started in squeezin'
that's when I should have known
that he must be the reason,
why us girls leave home.
When he raved about my attractions
I thought I'd die.
When he put his words into actions
Oh me, oh my,
even tho' he was so true hearted
it was time, really time we parted,
but when he said that he just got started
I thought I'd die.

Sweet Mary Greene, sweet little queen,
was just as green as her name;
just the kind that reads the Sheik
then she blushes for a week,
She's in a daze, can't change her ways,
and doesn't even know why
her friends asked her what's the reason
and she made this reply:

When he put his head on my shoulder
I thought I'd die
when he got a wee little bolder
I thought I'd die
Gee but I was excited
when he petted my cheek
I thought that I had invited
a cousin of the Sheik
when he snuggled closer beside me
I thought I'd die.
When he said his conscience would guide me
oh me, oh my,
more and more how he swore he missed me
never would never could resist me,
but when he cuddled me and he kissed me
I thought I'd die.

When I felt his arm steal around me
I thought I'd die
When he seemed so glad that he found me
I thought I'd die
When he started in squeezin'
that's when I should have known
that he must be the reason,
why us girls leave home.
When he raved about my attractions
I thought I'd die.
When he put his words into actions
Oh me, oh my,
even tho' he was so true hearted
it was time, really time we parted,
but when he said that he just got started
I thought I'd die.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Thought I'd Die 1922
Music by Ray Henderson
Lyrics by Alex Gerber & Bud Greene
© MCMXXII by Irving Berlin Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 30 July 2005 at 23.20
in association with Doug Grierson
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