Somebody Lied 1907

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 September 2011
2011

George Washington so hist'ry says
would never tell a lie;
I wish there were more Washingtons I do,
I hope to die.
When I was but a little boy,
somebody felt my head;
says he: "You'll be a President some day,"
that what he said.

Somebody lied
somebody lied, you see;
There never was a President
that ever resembled me,
somebody lied
As plain as plain can be;
Somebody lied
as sure's you're born
somebody falsified to me.

Somebody lied
somebody lied, you see;
that mule just twisted in her stall
and handed me one that's all.
Somebody lied,
as plain as plain can be
somebody lied,
as sure's you're born
somebody falsified to me.

When first I started out in life
to be a President,
I got a liv'ry stable job
that wasn't worth a cent,
Somebody said: "There stands a mule,
go carry her for me;
don't be afraid of her hind legs,
she's gentle as can be."

Somebody lied
somebody lied, you see;
There never was a President
that ever resembled me,
somebody lied
As plain as plain can be;
Somebody lied
as sure's you're born
somebody falsified to me.

Somebody lied
somebody lied, you see;
that mule just twisted in her stall
and handed me one that's all.
Somebody lied,
as plain as plain can be
somebody lied,
as sure's you're born
somebody falsified to me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Somebody Lied 1907
adapted by Bert Williams
words & music by Jeff T.Branen & Evans Lloyd
© MCMVII by Will Rossiter, Chicago, Illinois
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 30 September 2011 at 16.27
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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