Minnie-ha-ha Donohue 1908

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 03 November 2010
2010

Minniehaha was
an Indian maiden long ago,
she was wooed by ev'ry big chief
in a wild west show,
But an Irish cowboy
lassoed Minnie's heart one day.
Then he tried to rope her in
and marry right away.
Sure he had the Indian sign
on ev'ry hug and kiss.
And when they would spoon
he'd rave in Indian brogue like this:

Minniehaha Donohue
I love you heap much too.
Sure mavourneen I'll be true
Be my squaw acushla do;
If you love me say googoo
Smile now do, just a few
Don't give me the ha ha,
Minniehaha Donohue.

Minniehaha Donohue
I love you heap much too.
Sure mavourneen I'll be true
Be my squaw acushla do;
If you love me say googoo
Smile now do, just a few
Don't give me the ha ha,
Minniehaha Donohue.

She stopped wearing feathers
for the wearing of the green
and he held a powwow
with his Indian colleen,
When they wed
she changed her war dance
to an Irish reel,
And instead of tom toms
sure the bag pipes
they would peal.
When a little Irish papoose
came one night in June.
All the Indians danced
an old comeallye to this tune:

Minniehaha Donohue
I love you heap much too.
Sure mavourneen I'll be true
Be my squaw acushla do;
If you love me say googoo
Smile now do, just a few
Don't give me the ha ha,
Minniehaha Donohue.

Minniehaha Donohue
I love you heap much too.
Sure mavourneen I'll be true
Be my squaw acushla do;
If you love me say googoo
Smile now do, just a few
Don't give me the ha ha,
Minniehaha Donohue.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Minnie-ha-ha Donohue 1908
An Irish Indian Love Affair
Music by Theodore Morse
Lyrics by Jack Mahoney
© 1908 by F.B.Haviland Pub.Co.Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 3 November 2010 at 15.39
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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