Si's Been Drinking Cider 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29 Aug 2007
2007

"What's the matter? What's the matter?"
Shouted Farmer Brown.
As he saw a crowd of people
rushing thro' the town.
"Is the town on fire
or has some one met their death?"
One old Rube looked up at him
and cried all out of breath:

Si's been drinking cider
and he's acting like a fool.
Take his wife and hide 'er
for he's liable to treat her cr'ul.
He's acting mighty gay
he gave his Ingersoll away.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
What will the neighbors say?
He told a naughty story
to the Parson in the hall,
Parson knew the answer
so he didn't laugh at all.
The constable and sheriff
have locked him in the barn,
but Si's been drinking cider
so he don't give a good gosh darn.

Si's been drinking cider
and he's acting like a fool.
Take his wife and hide 'er
for he's liable to treat her cr'ul.
He's acting mighty gay
he gave his Ingersoll away.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
What will the neighbors say?
He told an untrue story
of a chicken with one leg.
drinking boiling water
and it laid a hard boiled egg.
The sheriff won't believe it
he claims it is a yarn,
but Si's been drinking cider
so he don't give a good gosh darn.

Hiram Perkins heard the news
and my but he was vexed.
Mumbled to himself:
"I wonder what will happen next?"
Told his wife that right before
she rang the dinner bell,
"No use talking Mary Jane,
the country's gone to hell!"

Si's been drinking cider
and he's acting like a fool.
Take his wife and hide 'er
for he's liable to treat her cr'ul.
He's acting mighty gay
he gave his Ingersoll away.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
What will the neighbors say?
He told a naughty story
to the Parson in the hall,
Parson knew the answer
so he didn't laugh at all.
The constable and sheriff
have locked him in the barn,
but Si's been drinking cider
so he don't give a good gosh darn.

Si's been drinking cider
and he's acting like a fool.
Take his wife and hide 'er
for he's liable to treat her cr'ul.
He's acting mighty gay
he gave his Ingersoll away.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
What will the neighbors say?
He told an untrue story
of a chicken with one leg.
drinking boiling water
and it laid a hard boiled egg.
The sheriff won't believe it
he claims it is a yarn,
but Si's been drinking cider
so he don't give a good gosh darn.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Si's Been Drinking Cider 1915
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© MCMXV by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 29 August 2007 at 5.33pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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