That Is A Habit I Never Had 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 03 September 2010
2010

Listen now white folks
while I tell to you,
Coons without a habit
are mighty few,
Some have a habit of dressing neat
while my bad habit is to sleep and eat,
I'm telling all you coons
that you will all be dead
if you don't stop halin' cigarettes
up in your head
There's two habits
I have barred.
They are fightin' about my gal
and working hard.

Well that is a habit
I never had,
That kind of habit is mighty bad;
I'm telling you coons now
I'm mighty glad
That kind of habit I never had.

Well that is a habit
I never had,
That kind of habit is mighty bad;
I'm telling you coons now
I'm mighty glad
That kind of habit I never had.

Tell you how a habit got a friend of mine,
who owned a half interest in a silver mine.
He got married,
then his downfall came,
In about six month
he'd sold his claim,
Now his money's all gone
and she throwed him down
He's the raggedest coon
that's in this town.
It serves him right
for he ruined his life
He had the foolish habit
giving money to his wife.

Well that is a habit
I never had,
That kind of habit is mighty bad;
I'm telling you coons now
I'm mighty glad
That kind of habit I never had.

Well that is a habit
I never had,
That kind of habit is mighty bad;
I'm telling you coons now
I'm mighty glad
That kind of habit I never had.

I never worked a day since I was born,
I never had to get up early in the morn.
Always had my meals
brought to my bed
an easier life a coon never led;
My wife says to me
"You big black Turk."
You'll have to get out of here
and get some work.
I looked at her,
I shook my head,
with a comfortable smile
to her I said.

Well that is a habit
I never had,
That kind of habit is mighty bad;
I'm telling you coons now
I'm mighty glad
That kind of habit I never had.

Well that is a habit
I never had,
That kind of habit is mighty bad;
I'm telling you coons now
I'm mighty glad
That kind of habit I never had.

Soft karaoke
Words
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lyric
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That Is A Habit I Never Had 1904
by Walter Wilson
© MCMIV by Howley-Dresser Co. N.Y. & Chicago
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 03 September 2010 at 16.45
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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