Peaceful Henry 1903

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 5 Feb 2008
2008

There's a certain individual
who lives in town,
and his peculiarities have gained renown.
For he is known most ev'rywhere
as the man who arbitrates,
he settles all arguments by the score.
And it seems that is just what he's living for,
if you can't agree,
he's the one to see,
and your troubles then relate.

Peaceful Henry's the man
get his opinion if you can
tell him all about your scraps,
he's a jollier of mishaps,
Henry's as full of peace
as a pork chop is of grease,
so don't delay but this very day
go and see the peaceful man.

Peaceful Henry's the man
get his opinion if you can
tell him all about your scraps,
he's a jollier of mishaps,
Henry's as full of peace
as a pork chop is of grease,
so don't delay but this very day
go and see the peaceful man.

In all coon town
he is the only one,
whom all the other niggers
take dictation from.
He knows the proper thing to do,
he's a colored diplomat,
at a rag time ball or a festival.
A pingpong tea or a musical,
he tells the throng,
when things go wrong,
he knows just where he's at.

Peaceful Henry's the man
get his opinion if you can
tell him all about your scraps,
he's a jollier of mishaps,
Henry's as full of peace
as a pork chop is of grease,
so don't delay but this very day
go and see the peaceful man.

Peaceful Henry's the man
get his opinion if you can
tell him all about your scraps,
he's a jollier of mishaps,
Henry's as full of peace
as a pork chop is of grease,
so don't delay but this very day
go and see the peaceful man.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Peaceful Henry 1903
Music by E.H.Kelly
Lyrics by Seymour Rice
© MCMIII by Carl Hoffman
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 5 February 2008 at 22.19
in association with Doug Grierson
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