The Hen And The Cow 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 6 Mar 2009
2009

Wise men are certainly wise
they know the earth and the skies,
They know the moon
and they study the stars,
they know the distance
from Venus to Mars,
I study things here below
and this is what I'd like to know.

What's become of the hen
who laid her eggs when
a dozen you'd get for a quarter?
Oh, where is the cow
that used to allow
her milk to be sold
cheap as water?
What's become of the price
that once was so nice
when mother was only a daughter,
where's the telephone girlie
who would late or early
secure you a number real fast?
Like the hen and the cow
she's not with us now
it's only a dream of the past.

What's become of the rail
and the little tin pail
you'd send to the corner with Brother,
Oh, where is the guy
who was willing to buy
and always said: "Come have another."
What's become of the doors
and the old sawdust floors
where daddy was dragged home by mother
where's the honest bartender
so kind to the spender
as long as his money would last,
like the hen and the cow
he's not with us now
it's only a dream of the past.

What's become of the wife,
who'd spend half her life
darning and cooking and sewing
Oh, where are the clothes
and the old cotton hose
where half of the form wasn't showing,
what's become of the maid
who wasn't afraid
to tell her ma where she was going.
Where's the landlord so gentle
who grew sentimental
when tenants were moving out fast,
like the hen and the cow
he's not with us now
it's only a dream of the past.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
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lyric
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The Hen And The Cow 1920
Music by Geo.W.Meyer
Lyrics by Irving Caesar & Alfred Bryan
© MCMXX by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 6 March 2009 at 23.23
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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