Take A Little Wife 1922 Irving Berlin 'Music Box Revue'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 29 Jul 2002

Parson Brown was preaching,
preaching to his flock,
and his little sermon
gave them quite a shock,
ev'ry single fellow
in the church that day
bowed his head and then turned red
to hear the Parson say:

Take a little wife hurry up
take a wife hurry up don't you wait.
Tommy, Dick and Harry ought to go marry.
Ev'ry little bee that's a He
takes a bee that's a She for a mate
and what is plenty good enough for a bee
is good enough for you and me.
Living in a flat with a dog and a cat
is a great big mistake,
so go and take a little wife
but when you take a little wife
be careful whose wife you take.

The doggies on the street
get together and play,
they talk things over
and get married right away,
a chicken lays its eggs
but they wouldn't be found,
if old Mister Rooster didn't come around,
the ants get married
ev'ry time they get a chance,
and so do their sisters
and their cousins and their aunts,
A bull couldn't do without a lady cow
nor a female cat without the cat's meow,
they've got the right idea,
then ev'ry little Bee that's a He
Takes a Bee that's a She for a mate,
so go and take a little wife,
but when you take a little wife
be careful whose wife you take.

Soft karaoke
Words
treble clef 1
treble clef 2
lyric line
bass
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Take A Little Wife 1922 Irving Berlin
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
copyright MCMXXII by Irving Berlin Inc. N.Y.
Sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 29 July 2002 at 12.34
in association with Doug Grierson
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Sam H. Harris presents Irvin Berlin's
2nd Annual Music Box Revue 1922-23
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