My Name Is Kelly 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Mar 2010
2010

Kelly was a working man
and worked hard all the day,
Reilly lived just like a king
in the house across the way,
Kelly he was jealous of the way
that Reilly'd dress,
"I'll be like him, or break a leg,"
His friends heard him confess.
I met him dressed to kill the other day
I shook his hand and then I heard him say:

Sure I've got a high silk hat
the same as Reilly,
Reilly hasn't anything on me,
I'm wearing fancy clothes
I've bought some silken hose,
The only thing I couldn't buy
was Reilly's rosy nose,
Sure when I go out
the neighbors think I'm Reilly,
Sometimes they even call me by his name,
Faith and my name is Kelly,
Michael Kelly,
But I'm living the life of Reilly,
just the same.

Sure I've joined the K of C
the same as Reilly,
Reilly hasn't anything on me,
I know you'll all agree
That he's my enemy
when ever he does wrong
they get a warrant out for me,
Sure I don't know why
they think that I am Reilly,
For with a face like that I'd go insane
Faith and my name is Kelly,
Michael Kelly,
But I'm living the life of Reilly,
just the same.

Kelly's kid and Reilly's kid
they had a little spat,
Kelly's kid hit Reilly's kid
with a great big baseball bat,
Reilly got a warrant out
for Kelly and his son,
Next morning in the court room
was where all was said and done.
The judge asked Kelly
something 'bout the fight.
He got balled up
and yelled with all his might:

Sure I've got a high silk hat
the same as Reilly,
Reilly hasn't anything on me,
I'm wearing fancy clothes
I've bought some silken hose,
The only thing I couldn't buy
was Reilly's rosy nose,
Sure when I go out
the neighbors think I'm Reilly,
Sometimes they even call me by his name,
Faith and my name is Kelly,
Michael Kelly,
But I'm living the life of Reilly,
just the same.

Sure I've joined the K of C
the same as Reilly,
Reilly hasn't anything on me,
I know you'll all agree
That he's my enemy
when ever he does wrong
they get a warrant out for me,
Sure I don't know why
they think that I am Reilly,
For with a face like that I'd go insane
Faith and my name is Kelly,
Michael Kelly,
But I'm living the life of Reilly,
just the same.

Soft karaoke
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My Name Is Kelly 1919
by Harry Pease, Ed.G.Nelson & Neuman Fier
© 1919 by Jack Mills Inc. - N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 18 March 2010 at 16.18
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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