Susan's Dream 1948

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 31 Mar 2007
2007

Susan, she had a husband man
to make a home for,
made it shine because she loved him so.
Susan got lucky with the Lord
and had some children,
gave 'em all her heart to help 'em grow.
But now and then her man went drinkin'
The kids got sick and cried till morn!
And now and then Susan, oh Susan,
plumb got tired of home and livin'
and began to wish she'd not been born.

Yes, she did.
She wished she'd not been born.

And then one night
she was all wearied out
the kids had worn her ragged
and her man was not about,
and she flopped on her knees
by the side of her bed
and she wiped her flaming eyes
and looked up and said:
"Oh God, let 'em sleep
and when I sleep let me see
a heavenly dream of the way life could be.
That's all that I want,
so do that for me
when I sleep let me dream
of the way life should be,"

Then she got into bed
and her achin' slipped away.
And soon she was asleep
and she heard a voice say:
"Susan, oh Susan,
I heard you pray,
Susan, oh Susan,
you shall have your way.
There's good in your soul
and so you shall see
the dream that you want
of the way life should be."
And Susan then dreamed
she had a man to make a home for;

Made it shine because she loved him so.
Susan, she dreamed she
had a pair of angel children,
gave 'em all her heart to help 'em grow.
And now and then her man went drinkin'
the kids got sick or acted bad.
And suddenly Susan woke up
and with a sob she started smilin'
and she felt no longer blue and sad.
Susan dreamed exactly what she had.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Susan's Dream 1948 Kurt Weill
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
from "Love Life"
© 1948 renewed 1976 by Hampshire House Pub.Corp.
and Chappell & Co. All rights reserved. Used by Permission
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 31 March 2007 at 3.03pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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