Now I Have To Call Him Father 1908

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Sept 2012
2012

I used to be as 'appy
as the dickies on the trees
That's when I was courtin'
and me mind was well at ease
I used to feel so loving
with me 'Enery by me side
Looking forward to the day
when I should be his Bride
But now he's thrown me over
and I'm full of misery
Someone else has done me out
of William 'Enery

He used to come and court
his little Mary Anne
I used to think
that he was my young man
But Mother caught his eye
and they got married on the sly
Now I 'ave to call him Father

He used to come and court
his little Mary Anne
I used to think
that he was my young man
But Mother caught his eye
and they got married on the sly
Now I 'ave to call him Father

He used to call me 'Dreamy Eyes'
and take me on his knee
Kiss me little ruby lips
and make a fuss of me
He bought a secondhanded home
to comfort me through life
Now he's thrown me over
for a secondhanded wife
And on the Weddin' Day
when he was married to Mamma
He said, "Go and wash your face,
and kiss your new Papa."

He used to come and court
his little Mary Anne
I used to think
that he was my young man
But Mother caught his eye
and they got married on the sly
Now I 'ave to call him Father

He used to come and court
his little Mary Anne
I used to think
that he was my young man
But Mother caught his eye
and they got married on the sly
Now I 'ave to call him Father

When I got home this afternoon,
it broke my 'art to see
William cuddlin' Mother
as he used to cuddle me
At ten o'clock last night
I felt I'd like to punch his head
When he said to me, "Pop off,
it's time to go to bed"
The next young man I get,
I'll let him see me to the door
But I'll never introduce one
to me Mother any more

He used to come and court
his little Mary Anne
I used to think
that he was my young man
But Mother caught his eye
and they got married on the sly
Now I 'ave to call him Father

He used to come and court
his little Mary Anne
I used to think
that he was my young man
But Mother caught his eye
and they got married on the sly
Now I 'ave to call him Father

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Now I Have To Call Him Father 1908
by Chas Collins & Fred Godfrey
© 1908 by Jerome H. Remick & Co.,   U.S.A.
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sung by Vesta Victoria in the Music Halls
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 18 September 2012 at 20.13
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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score courtesy The Late Doug Grierson
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