Playing Hookey 1908

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Aug 2008
2008

On our way to school one day
we made up to stay away,
We went wading in the pool
and played hookey from the school,
then we strolled along the park,
didn't come home till nearly dark,
both our mommers had big straps
and they laid us 'cross their laps.

Hookey, playing Hookey!
That's what we used to do!
We were always happy
we were never blue.
Teacher used to scold us
but we played her for the fool,
there was more fun playing hookey,
than there was at school!

Hookey, playing Hookey!
That's what we used to do!
We were always happy
we were never blue.
Teacher used to scold us
but we played her for the fool,
there was more fun playing hookey,
than there was at school!

Teacher asked us both next day
why it was we stayed away?
Then spoke up old "Skinny Bones"
he played hook with Annie Jones.
Teacher stood me 'gainst the wall,
but we fooled her after all
when I saw she didn't look
my first kiss from Ann I took.

Hookey, playing Hookey!
That's what we used to do!
We were always happy
we were never blue.
Teacher used to scold us
but we played her for the fool,
there was more fun playing hookey,
than there was at school!

Hookey, playing Hookey!
That's what we used to do!
We were always happy
we were never blue.
Teacher used to scold us
but we played her for the fool,
there was more fun playing hookey,
than there was at school!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Playing Hookey 1908
Music by Al.Piantadosi
Lyrics by Edgar Leslie
© 1908 by Ted Snyder Co.Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 16 August 2008 at 14.04
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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