No, No, Positively No 1907

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 Apr 2013
2013

If there's such things as Jonahs
I must be one for fair,
when good luck had been issued
I guess I was nowheres there,
I went to see a hoodoo man
to have my fortune told,
he said: "Now give me ten bills
and you'll find a pot of gold."

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word to go,
I use some judgement now and then,
I'd be a fool to give you ten
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word to go,
I use some judgement now and then,
I'd be a fool to give you ten
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

How well can I remember
when I was but a child,
my mammy had some beehives
in the back yard quite a while,
So brother Jim took me with him,
one day to steal some hon'
Said: "Don't be scared
of them old bees
let's kill them one by one."

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word for sure,
I like you Jim
but I can't agree
to let bees make pin cushions out of me.
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word for sure,
I like you Jim
but I can't agree
to let bees make pin cushions out of me.
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

Once Barnum Bailey circus
had come to town one day,
a lion and a tiger
got a fighting during the play,
Said I: "Don't let them fight no more
you folks know right from wrong,
Then one said: "you go separate them
you look big and strong."

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word for sure,
it's true that I hate
to see them fight
but I'll not go in that cage this night,
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word for sure,
it's true that I hate
to see them fight
but I'll not go in that cage this night,
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

Some friends of mine had asked me
to go with them to dine,
a swell café we strolled in
I thought I'd have a scand'lous time
we'd all been drinking gin and beer
and were full of fun and glee;
And when the waiter showed the check,
they all looked right at me.

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word for sure,
It ain't no use to look and stare
'cause I only had a nickle
when I came in here,
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

But I said, No, no, no, oh, no
positively no!
When I say no, no, no, oh, no,
Then I mean that word for sure,
It ain't no use to look and stare
'cause I only had a nickle
when I came in here,
So no, no, no, oh, no,
emphatically no.

Soft karaoke
Words
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lyric
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No, No, Positively No 1907
by Chris Smith & Harry Brown
© 1907 by F.J.Howley Inc. New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 26 April 2013 at 15.17
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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