Mr. Morton Stop Your Courtin' 1897

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 19 Apr 2013
2013

A girl named Sarah Gorton
once knew a man named Morton;
now Morton thought that Sarah
was as sweet as she could be.
Thro' lanes and meadows both would walk
and loving words would Morton talk:
"Dear Sarah, I'm in love with you
now won't you marry me?"
But little Sarah Gorton
sometime before was courtin'
she knew a thing or two, you know,
and jollied him along,
so when he said:
"I love but you,"
She answered: "men are never true,"
and with a twinkle in her eyes
she'd sing this little song.

Mister Morton
stop your courtin'
I don't want to wed.
Married life is care and strife
so my Mamma said....
now be good, you know you should,
don't be rude, I pray....
Mister Morton stop your courtin'
Or I'll run away.

Mister Morton
stop your courtin'
I don't want to wed.
Married life is care and strife
so my Mamma said....
now be good, you know you should,
don't be rude, I pray....
Mister Morton stop your courtin'
Or I'll run away.

So bad indeed felt Morton
to think that Sarah Gorton
refused to listen to the strains
that came from his sad heart,
He contemplated suicide
for Sarah would not be his bride.
When he was gone she then would know
how sad it was to part,
so to the river Morton went
on ending all, his mind was bent;
He'd throw himself with all his might
into the raging main,
but as he stood upon the shore
to end his life for ever more
Dear Sarah grabbed his coat tail quick
and shouted this refrain.

Mister Morton
stop your courtin'
I don't want to wed.
Married life is care and strife
so my Mamma said....
now be good, you know you should,
don't be rude, I pray....
Mister Morton stop your courtin'
Or I'll run away.

Mister Morton
stop your courtin'
I don't want to wed.
Married life is care and strife
so my Mamma said....
now be good, you know you should,
don't be rude, I pray....
Mister Morton stop your courtin'
Or I'll run away.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mr. Morton Stop Your Courtin' 1897
Music by Frederick V.Bowers
Lyrics by Chas. Horowitz
© MDCCCXCVII by Sol Bloom
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 19 April 2013 at 13.00
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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