Put Me Wise 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 November 2010
2010

Dere's a happenstance I'll tell to you,
'bout a big coon dat I know;
He's never doin' nothin',
never says a word,
He's coppin' ev'ry one's dough;
I'll ask one question.
Please put me wise;
Seen dis coon yesterday,
Buyin' de town,
Followed him just like a hound;
I asked him: "Kindly tell me
how he cops de change,"
he never grumbled a sound,
to save my life, now,
I can't get wise.

Do me just one favor, will you,
put me wise, Put me wise.
I got to know
How you get your dough;
Have a little mercy,
for de Land's sake tell me
How you get your diamonds,
tell me fore I dies,
for I dies,
Have a little mercy
for de Land's sake put me wise.

Do me just one favor, will you,
put me wise, Put me wise.
I got to know
How you get your dough;
Have a little mercy,
for de Land's sake tell me
How you get your diamonds,
tell me fore I dies,
for I dies,
Have a little mercy
for de Land's sake put me wise.

I'm working ev'ry day
I'm working hard,
Funny I can't save a cent;
It keeps me guessin'
and it keeps me thinkin'
Just how I'll pay my rent;
Oh, listen, white folk's
Please put me wise;
I've eaten ev'rything,
clubfooted eels,
I think I've eaten bees knees;
But diamonds and niggers
how dey gets along,
Now won't you tell me please,
Oh, kindly tell me,
Just put me wise.

Do me just one favor, will you,
put me wise, Put me wise.
I got to know
How you get your dough;
Have a little mercy,
for de Land's sake tell me
How you get your diamonds,
tell me fore I dies,
for I dies,
Have a little mercy
for de Land's sake put me wise.

Do me just one favor, will you,
put me wise, Put me wise.
I got to know
How you get your dough;
Have a little mercy,
for de Land's sake tell me
How you get your diamonds,
tell me fore I dies,
for I dies,
Have a little mercy
for de Land's sake put me wise.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Put Me Wise 1904
by Hughie Cannon
© 1904 by F.A.Mills  -  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 26 November 2010 at 21.55
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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