Someone's Waiting For Me 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Dec 2006
2006

Henpeck O'Johnson and Henpeck O'Day
made an appointment with Molly and May.
Soon they were calling their wives on the 'phone:
"Don't cook my supper for I won't be home."
Then in a taxi to some swell Café
they rode away to meet Molly and May.
Waited and waited grew intoxicated
O'Johnson then sang to O'Day.

Someone's waiting for me
someone's waiting for you,
I'm waiting and you're waiting
and wifey's waiting too.
Are we downhearted, No!
We have plenty of dough,
What! go home to wifey,
well, not on your lifey
we'll wait, wait, wait.

While they were waiting a waiter named Binks,
waited for tips while they waited for drinks,
Manhattan Cocktails and Highballs galore,
three extra waiters were put on the floor,
Music was playing 'I'm coming home soon'
O'Day was praying for some other tune,
Hours were flying still they kept on buying
O'Johnson was crying again.

Someone's waiting for me
someone's waiting for you,
I'm waiting and you're waiting
and wifey's waiting too.
Are we downhearted, No!
We have plenty of dough,
What! go home to wifey,
well, not on your lifey
we'll wait, wait, wait.

Mrs. O'Johnson and Mr.s O'Day
happened to stroll in the same swell Café.
They had grown tired of waiting at home.
Went out and left both their flats all alone.
Soon from a corner a voice hollered loud:
"Give us another and treat the whole crowd."
Just then somebody broke up the whole party
'twas Molly and sweet little May.

Someone's waiting for me
someone's waiting for you,
I'm waiting and you're waiting
and wifey's waiting too.
Are we downhearted, No!
We have plenty of dough,
What! go home to wifey,
well, not on your lifey
we'll wait, wait, wait.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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Someone's Waiting For Me 1909
by Edgard Leslie & Irving Berlin
© MCMIX by Harry von Tilzer Music Pub.Co.  N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 10 December 2006 at 3.04pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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