Oh! Mother I'm Wild! 1920

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 08 Sep 2004

Percival Algy was a sweet little boy,
always dressed up
like Little Lord Fauntleroy,
early to bed and early to rise,
didn't make Percival very wise,
but after a month on Broadway,
here's what he wrote home today:

Oh! Mother, you wouldn't know your child,
Oh! Mother, I'm getting awfully wild,
I am drinking Coca Cola now,
on the level, I'm a little devil,
Oh! Mother, you wouldn't want me home,
cannibals compared to me are mild,
I'm no more your peaceful little lamb,
I shave most every day just like a man,
I've thrown away my nightie
and I wear a pink pajam!
Oh! Oh! Mother I'm wild!

Oh! Mother, you wouldn't know your child,
Oh! Mother, I'm getting awfully wild,
I am reading "Snappy Stories" now,
every minute I just go the limit,
Oh! mother, you wouldn't want me home,
cannibals compared to me are mild,
One night I went to a cabaret,
a lady danced and showed her lingerie,
I bathed myself in "Dear Kiss"
just to wash my sins away,
Oh! Oh! Mother I'm wild!

Percival went to see a musical show,
he had a seat right in the very front row,
each girl began to shimmie and shake,
then Percy hollered out "Goodness Sake!"
Oh, mother if you could just see,
this is the life dear for me!

Oh! Mother, you wouldn't know your child,
Oh! Mother, I'm getting awfully wild,
I am drinking Coca Cola now,
on the level, I'm a little devil,
Oh! Mother, you wouldn't want me home,
cannibals compared to me are mild,
I'm no more your peaceful little lamb,
I shave most every day just like a man,
I've thrown away my nightie
and I wear a pink pajam!
Oh! Oh! Mother I'm wild!

Oh! Mother, you wouldn't know your child,
Oh! Mother, I'm getting awfully wild,
I am reading "Snappy Stories" now,
every minute I just go the limit,
Oh! mother, you wouldn't want me home,
cannibals compared to me are mild,
One night I went to a cabaret,
a lady danced and showed her lingerie,
I bathed myself in "Dear Kiss"
just to wash my sins away,
Oh! Oh! Mother I'm wild!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Oh! Mother I'm Wild! 1920
by Howard Johnson, Harry Pease & Eddie Nelson
© MCMXX by Leo Feist Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 08 September 2004 at 15.24
in association with Doug Grierson
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