Me-ow 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 8 Jan 2010
2010

Joe Brown's wife was lonesome and blue,
She wanted some kind of pet,
All day she cried,
until he sighed:
"I'll search around the city
till I find a kitty."
So he brought one home just to see
if it would be company,
they made him a bed,
out in the shed,
Happily "Goodnight" then was said,

but

All night long Angora sang his song
Meow, Meow,
he gave a cabaret,
but just one tune he'd play
Meow, somehow
wifey's longing for company
changed, while he sang on merrily
that ever taunting growl,
that ever haunting howl,
Meow, Meow...

All night long Angora sang his song
Meow, Meow,
he gave a cabaret,
but just one tune he'd play
Meow, somehow
Folks say death and taxes are sure,
but Angora's song will endure,
When Angel Gabriel blows
you'll hear that cat of Joe's
Meow, Meow.

All next day they gave him away
but ev'ry time he came back,
A thing or two,
Angora knew,
each night upon the railing
you could hear him wailing;
All the neighbors were kept awake,
so they took him to the lake,
Twice they had him drowned,
next day, no sound,
then they went to bed all around,

but

All night long Angora sang his song
Meow, Meow,
he gave a cabaret,
but just one tune he'd play
Meow, somehow
wifey's longing for company
changed, while he sang on merrily
that ever taunting growl,
that ever haunting howl,
Meow, Meow...

All night long Angora sang his song
Meow, Meow,
he gave a cabaret,
but just one tune he'd play
Meow, somehow
Folks say death and taxes are sure,
but Angora's song will endure,
When Angel Gabriel blows
you'll hear that cat of Joe's
Meow, Meow.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Me-ow 1919
Music by Mel Kaufman
Lyrics by Harry D.Kerr
© MCMXIX by Sam Fox Pub.Co. - Cleveland, Ohio
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 8 January 2010 at 21.22
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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