Prohibition Blues 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 02 Jun 2006
2006

"What ails you brown man,
what makes you frown man,"
I asked my man so mis'rable
"You look so winnin'
when you is grinnin'
with all them gold teeth visable.
But now you're always threat'nin
to bust right out and cry
does yo' dogs fret you?
What has upset you?"
Then he made this reply:

I've had news that's bad news
about my best pal
his name is Old Man Alcohol
but I call him Al,
the doctors say he's dyin'
as sure as sure can be
and if that's so
then oh oh oh
the difference to me.
There won't be no sunshine
no stars no moon
no laughter no music
'cept this one sad tune
Goodbye for ever to my old friend Booze
doggone I've got the Prohibition Blues.

I've had news that's bad news
about my best pal
his name is Old Man Alcohol
but I call him Al,
the doctors say he's dyin'
as sure as sure can be
and if that's so
then oh oh oh
the difference to me.
There won't be no sunshine
no stars no moon
no laughter no music
'cept this one sad tune
Goodbye for ever to my old friend Booze
doggone I've got the Prohibition Blues.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Prohibition Blues 1919
Music by Nora Bates
Lyrics by Ring Lardner
© MCMXIX by Jerome H. Remick & Co. Detroit & N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 02 June 2006 at 00.33
in association with Doug Grierson
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