I've Got To Go Now 1903

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 4 Aug 2008
2008

Bill Henry is a short fat man
the boys all call him "Hen"
Out for a time he very seldom went
but one night he got mixed up with
some other colored men.
And they all thought he'd blow to his last cent.
They kept on treatin' this here chap
and ev'ryone took beer,
so fin'lly Hen says
"well I guess I'll buy,"
but when they ordered champagne
he didn't seem to hear
he grabbed his coat
made for the door
and then they heard him cry.

I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.
I left my umbrella home
that will explain
I like your company
ain't it an awful shame
I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.

I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.
I left my umbrella home
that will explain
I like your company
ain't it an awful shame
I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.

To a masquerade he went last night
met a girl dressed like a queen.
He signed her program
for most every dance.
He filled her up on lemonade
bought candy and ice cream,
and kissed her ev'ry time he had a chance.
At midnight when they all unmasked
Hen's face turned black and blue,
His girl could almost talk in her own ear.
She looked two ways for Sunday
but she stuck to him like glue,
until he said
with bowed down head
in accents loud and clear.

I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.
I left my umbrella home
that will explain
I like your company
ain't it an awful shame
I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.

I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.
I left my umbrella home
that will explain
I like your company
ain't it an awful shame
I've got to go now
'cause I think it's goin' to rain.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I've Got To Go Now 1903
Music by Nat Osborne
Lyrics by Ed Rose
© MCMIII by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 4 August 2008 at 16.43
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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