Oh How That Woman Could Cook 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Apr 2010
2010

I once knew a woman
who couldn't spell "cat"
and she was as homely as "cinch"
In winter she always wore
last summer's hat,
and a size 'leven shoe in a pinch.
When she played piano
weak women would faint
and strong men would cry out in grief.
While as for her singing, well,
that made you feel
that it wasn't so bad to be "deef!"
Yet still she had company most ev'ry day
and her looks and her voice
couldn't drive them away,

For

Oh how that woman could cook!
Her bread was like Angel's Fool's cake!
She could take soup meat
and give it a look
and it tasted like tenderhouse steak!
Her "Zup" had a flavor
like peaches and cream
Her pancakes
Oh, what a beautiful dream!
With a table between us
she was pretty like Venus
Ach Gott!
How that woman could cook!

Oh how that woman could cook!
I could not prescribe it to you!
She had receipts which was not in no book
and what nobody else ever knew!
She made "vegetabubbles"
like never before,
And you "et" a you "et"
till you couldn't no more!
And her "Eysters" and fishes
was simply malicious
Ach Gott!
How that woman could cook!

I once had a meal in a hightuned hotel
where the waiters was dressed up like dudes;
The crok'ry and silver
was terrible swell,
but I did not care much for the food.
I ordered "consoomme" account of the name,
I said I'd be swell when in doubt,
It made me quite crazy to find when it came,
it was soup with the filling left out!
When I paid the waiter
I said: "Here's a tip,
when you're hungry
to my friend's house
just take a trip."

For

Oh how that woman could cook!
Her bread was like Angel's Fool's cake!
She could take soup meat
and give it a look
and it tasted like tenderhouse steak!
Her "Zup" had a flavor
like peaches and cream
Her pancakes
Oh, what a beautiful dream!
With a table between us
she was pretty like Venus
Ach Gott!
How that woman could cook!

Oh how that woman could cook!
I could not prescribe it to you!
She had receipts which was not in no book
and what nobody else ever knew!
She made "vegetabubbles"
like never before,
And you "et" a you "et"
till you couldn't no more!
And her "Eysters" and fishes
was simply malicious
Ach Gott!
How that woman could cook!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Oh How That Woman Could Cook 1914
Music by Grace Le Boy
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
© MCMXIV by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 20 April 2010 at 22.50
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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