Julia, Julia, Why So Peculia? 1898

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 01 Dec 2004

Dere's a tiny wench named Julia
and she's just as black as coal
but she's mighty cute I must admit
I could love dat wench
wid all my heart and soul,
but for one thing I love her hat.
She's the haughtiest girl
that I ever ran across
tho' her heart may be pure as gold,
she insists that she always will be the boss
and her chilliness would knock you cold. Ah!

Julia, Julia,
why does you act so peculia
dere is not another coon
who'd love you trulier,
in all dis 'ere town.
Julia, Julia,
If you isn't mighty keerful
I might fool yer
and marry that blackeyed yellowskinned
whitetoothed red hot Cinderella Brown.
Does you hear me sassy?

Julia, Julia,
why does you act so peculia
dere is not another coon
who'd love you trulier,
in all dis 'ere town.
Julia, Julia,
If you isn't mighty keerful
I might fool yer
and marry that blackeyed yellowskinned
whitetoothed red hot Cinderella Brown.

At de colored ball last ev'ning
she was dress'd clean out of sight
Lemon yeller waist all trimm'd in green,
and her dainty feet
were incased in slippers white,
couldn't tell her from a fairy queen
when a big black coon
who keeps a small saloon
waltz'd away with my damsel fair,
tho' I never say boo!
as she waved tralaloo
I was tempted to exclaim right there, Ah!

Julia, Julia,
why does you act so peculia
dere is not another coon
who'd love you trulier,
in all dis 'ere town.
Julia, Julia,
If you isn't mighty keerful
I might fool yer
and marry that blackeyed yellowskinned
whitetoothed red hot Cinderella Brown.
Does you hear me sassy?

Julia, Julia,
why does you act so peculia
dere is not another coon
who'd love you trulier,
in all dis 'ere town.
Julia, Julia,
If you isn't mighty keerful
I might fool yer
and marry that blackeyed yellowskinned
whitetoothed red hot Cinderella Brown.

What is Cupid's dart, a loving heart,
it's pitapat to me
for her loss they can't atone
broken down in spirit,
likewise in anatomy,
I weep and sigh and moan,
for her chilly haughtiness
has caused my sore distress,
I'm the most inexasperated coon.
And in agony amazing,
on her photograph I'm gazing
singing all the while that same sad tune: Ah!

Julia, Julia,
why does you act so peculia
dere is not another coon
who'd love you trulier,
in all dis 'ere town.
Julia, Julia,
If you isn't mighty keerful
I might fool yer
and marry that blackeyed yellowskinned
whitetoothed red hot Cinderella Brown.
Does you hear me sassy?

Julia, Julia,
why does you act so peculia
dere is not another coon
who'd love you trulier,
in all dis 'ere town.
Julia, Julia,
If you isn't mighty keerful
I might fool yer
and marry that blackeyed yellowskinned
whitetoothed red hot Cinderella Brown.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Julia, Julia, Why So Peculia? 1898
A Semi Sentimental Ethiopian Ditty
Words & Music by John Lipman
© 1898 by Wulschner & Son, Indianapolis, Ind.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 01 December 2004 at 11.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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