I Thought My Troubles Were Over 1906

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 October 2010
2010

Now all my life
I've always had
an awful lot of grief,
That I was born unlucky
it was always my belief,
When I was fifteen years of age
my rich old uncle died,
And left a million dollars
which I thought I'd help divide.

I thought my troubles were over
but they'd scarce begun,
Already I was spending money
having lots of fun,
But when my uncle's will was read:
"The Money goes to found a school," it said.
I thought my troubles were over,
but they'd scarce begun.

I thought my troubles were over
but they'd scarce begun,
Two farmer boys came after me
each one of them had a gun,
One boy he shot a hole in me,
Between the chicken coop
and the old oak tree,
I thought my troubles were over,
but they'd scarce begun.

One night around Thanksgiving time,
I thought I'd steal a bird,
The night was a propitious one
It was dark upon my word,
I sneaked inside a chicken coop,
and reached t'ward the roost,
I grabbed a fowl and for my home
I quickly then vamoosed.

I thought my troubles were over
but they'd scarce begun,
Already I was spending money
having lots of fun,
But when my uncle's will was read:
"The Money goes to found a school," it said.
I thought my troubles were over,
but they'd scarce begun.

I thought my troubles were over
but they'd scarce begun,
Two farmer boys came after me
each one of them had a gun,
One boy he shot a hole in me,
Between the chicken coop
and the old oak tree,
I thought my troubles were over,
but they'd scarce begun.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Thought My Troubles Were Over 1906
(But They'd Scarce Begun)
Music by Stephen O.Jones
Lyrics by Roger Grey
© 1906 by F.B.Haviland Pub.Co.Inc.  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 16 October 2010 at 23.09
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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