Poor Old Bill 1918

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 15 Feb 2003

There was a pill
and his name was Bill
and when he walked
he never stood still,
says good King George:
"Who'll take this pill?
Says Mister Haig: "Hoot mon I will."
Take the pill, take the pill,
Mister Haig, we know you will
as bagpipes play and Kilties sing
teach Kaiser Bill the Highland fling."

Poor poor poor old Bill the Kaiser
He is sad and he is wiser
see the tear drops glisten
in his pumpernickel eye
go and call the undertaker
also 'phone the casket maker
Kalteraufschnitt
Au revoir, goodbye.

Poor poor poor old Bill the Kaiser
He is sad and he is wiser
see the tear drops glisten
in his pumpernickel eye
go and call the undertaker
also 'phone the casket maker
Kalteraufschnitt
Au revoir, goodbye.

Now this old pal
had a friend named Dill
He made pickles on vinegar hill,
says Dill to Bill:
"Who'll do their wurst?"
"Right quick," says Bill,
"Try Wiener first."
Yes we will, yes we will,
Safety first for me and Dill
as shrapnel shraps and bullets ping
Thrice nix upon this fighting thing.

Poor poor poor old Bill the Kaiser
He is sad and he is wiser
see the tear drops glisten
in his pumpernickel eye
go and call the undertaker
also 'phone the casket maker
Kalteraufschnitt
Au revoir, goodbye.

Poor poor poor old Bill the Kaiser
He is sad and he is wiser
see the tear drops glisten
in his pumpernickel eye
go and call the undertaker
also 'phone the casket maker
Kalteraufschnitt
Au revoir, goodbye.

Soft karaoke
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Poor Old Bill 1918
Words and Music by Seneca G. Lewis
copyright MCMXVIII by Jerome K. Remick and Co. N.Y.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Saturday 15 February 2003 at 22.05
in association with Doug Grierson
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