Take Things Easy 1907 'The Tattooed Man'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24 Jan 2004

Work has always seemed
an awful waste of time to me,
I have never wasted any time,
Other people like to work,
I always let 'em be;
Taking other people's job is crime.
I am a philosopher
whose wisdom is immense,
and of toil I do not see the good;
Oh, I dearly love to sit
upon the nearest fence,
Watching other people sawing wood.

Take things easy,
don't get wheezy,
running after fame and wealth,
might as well be shirking,
what's the use of working,
while you possess your health.
Never bustle, rustle, hustle,
labor is a nuisance and a bore,
so take things easy,
take things easy,
let the other fellow walk the floor.

Take things easy,
don't get wheezy,
running after fame and wealth,
might as well be shirking,
what's the use of working,
while you possess your health.
Never bustle, rustle, hustle,
labor is a nuisance and a bore,
so take things easy,
take things easy,
let the other fellow walk the floor.

Ev'ry day was made for rest;
the nights were made for sleep.
That is a philosophy correct.
And the world owes ev'ryone
a living very cheap;
only it's a trouble to collect.
Time is only made for slaves,
and work is for the mob,
ev'ry day's to me a holiday;
I am always looking,
always looking for a job,
so that I can run the other way.

Take things easy,
don't get wheezy,
running after fame and wealth,
might as well be shirking,
what's the use of working,
while you possess your health.
Never bustle, rustle, hustle,
labor is a nuisance and a bore,
so take things easy,
take things easy,
let the other fellow walk the floor.

Take things easy,
don't get wheezy,
running after fame and wealth,
might as well be shirking,
what's the use of working,
while you possess your health.
Never bustle, rustle, hustle,
labor is a nuisance and a bore,
so take things easy,
take things easy,
let the other fellow walk the floor.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Take Things Easy 1907
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
copyright MCMVII by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 24 January 2004 at 11.37
in association with Doug Grierson
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Frank Daniels in Chas. Dillingham's Production
"The Tattooed Man." -  A Comic Opera.
Music by Victor Herbert. Lyrics by Harry B. Smith.
Book By Harry B. Smith and A.N.C. Fowler.
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1907.
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