Salt Your Sugar 1923

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Dec 2009
2009

Parson Lee from Tennessee
was a bible loving man
and he'd preach and try to teach
its lessons to his clan.
Once for his text he took
this sermon from the book:

Salt your sugar
for a rainy day,
Salt your sugar
put your dough away
'cause when that rainy day comes round,
Umbrella pals just can't be found;
spending's all right
But Saturday night
put some away
the rainy day is coming
Salt your sugar
just take my advice,
Salt your sugar
the future throws mean dice,
and after all is said and done,
Livin' in the poorhouse
ain't no fun,
so salt your sugar
for a rainy day.

Salt your sugar
for a rainy day,
Salt your sugar
put your dough away
'cause when that rainy day comes round,
Umbrella pals just can't be found;
spending's all right
But Saturday night
put some away
the rainy day is coming
Salt your sugar
just take my advice,
Salt your sugar
the future throws mean dice,
So if you feel
you've got to spend
Better buy a bankbook
that's your friend,
so salt your sugar
for a rainy day.

Parson Lee from Tennessee
made a big mistake that time,
When at last the plate was passed,
he did not get a dime,
His congregations rose,
and cried: "What you say goes."

Salt your sugar
for a rainy day,
Salt your sugar
put your dough away
'cause when that rainy day comes round,
Umbrella pals just can't be found;
spending's all right
But Saturday night
put some away
the rainy day is coming
Salt your sugar
just take my advice,
Salt your sugar
the future throws mean dice,
and after all is said and done,
Livin' in the poorhouse
ain't no fun,
so salt your sugar
for a rainy day.

Salt your sugar
for a rainy day,
Salt your sugar
put your dough away
'cause when that rainy day comes round,
Umbrella pals just can't be found;
spending's all right
But Saturday night
put some away
the rainy day is coming
Salt your sugar
just take my advice,
Salt your sugar
the future throws mean dice,
So if you feel
you've got to spend
Better buy a bankbook
that's your friend,
so salt your sugar
for a rainy day.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Salt Your Sugar 1923
by Seymour Simons
© MCMXXIII by Irving Berlin Inc. - N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 28 December 2009 at 17.23
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens