That's Gratitude 1907

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 Sep 2005

I know what consolation means
and also sympathy,
but that old word call gratitude,
has always puzzled me;
a year ago a man I know
ran up and borrowed "ten"
today he said: "I'll pay you
when the robins nest again."

That's gratitude, that's gratitude
you lend a man your money,
may be all you had,
and ev'ry time you meet him now,
his eyesight's bad,
That's gratitude, that's gratitude,
when e'er you lend, you lose a friend,
That's gratitude.

One night I met a lady friend
and took her out to dine,
she ordered all the bill of fare,
from soup to nuts and wine,
she let me blow my hardearned dough,
to satisfy her taste,
but when I tried to kiss her there,
she slapped me 'cross my face.

That's gratitude, that's gratitude
I ordered "bubble water"
like a millionaire,
but when I really wanted her,
she wasn't there.
That's gratitude, that's gratitude
she ate my soup, then flew the coop,
That's gratitude.

One day I met a friend of mine,
who had no place to go,
he asked me if I'd board him
for about a month or so.
My wife did ev'rything she could
to please him, so did I.
But when he left
he never even stopped to say goodbye.

That's gratitude, that's gratitude
I let him wear my Sunday suit of clothes one day,
when I came home to supper
he had gone away,
That's gratitude, that's gratitude,
and sad, but true, my wife went too,
That's gratitude.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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That's Gratitude 1907
Music by Sheppard Camp
Lyrics by Geo. A. Norton
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 11 September 2005 at 12.17
in association with Doug Grierson
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