Shame On You 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 Oct 2009
2009

Deacon Johnson was a preachin'
to his flock,
at a big camp meetin' one day
at a big camp meetin' one day,
when a brother who was sittin'
listnin' to his text,
got angry and was forced to say,
got angry and was forced to say:
"Brudder! How can you preach
and expect to teach
these folks how to be good?
When I saw you dis morn' 'bout two,
right in my chicken coop?
And any time a thief is round,
my dogs commence to howl,
I caught you fair,
but you declared:
"You came to buy a fowl."

Jasper Johnson shame on you!
You can't preach and rob me too!
You might fool me now and then,
but you don't buy fowl at two a.m.
I know what I'm talking about
and I wants the people here to find you out,
so they can all stand up and shout:
"Shame on you!"

Jasper Johnson shame on you!
You can't preach and rob me too!
You might fool me now and then,
but you don't buy fowl at two a.m.
I know what I'm talking about
and I wants the people here to find you out,
so they can all stand up and shout:
"Shame on you!"

Deacon Johnson tried his best to square himself,
'fore the congregation that day,
'fore the congregation that day,
he was gettin' awful angry
when he loudly said:
"Bout me you should not talk that way,
'bout me you should not talk that way,
Brudder! please don't abuse
or ever accuse
a full fledged Christian man,
I am the deacon of this church,
and one true son of Ham,
the Good Book says:
"Thou shalt not steal"
with me you'll all agree,
as I passed by that brother's house,
that chicken followed me.

Jasper Johnson shame on you!
You can't preach and rob me too!
You might fool me now and then,
but you don't buy fowl at two a.m.
I know what I'm talking about
and I wants the people here to find you out,
so they can all stand up and shout:
"Shame on you!"

Jasper Johnson shame on you!
You can't preach and rob me too!
You might fool me now and then,
but you don't buy fowl at two a.m.
I know what I'm talking about
and I wants the people here to find you out,
so they can all stand up and shout:
"Shame on you!"

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Shame On You 1904
by Chris Smith & John Larkins
© MCMIV by Jos.W.Stern & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 3 October 2009 at 14.25
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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