The High Cost Of Loving 1914

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 9 Sep 2009
2009

Billy O'Higgins
was feeling quite sad,
his little sweetheart
was treating him bad,
His weekly earnings
were fifteen dollars,
that only paid for
his shirts and collars,
each time he'd ask her
to go to a show,
all of her family
wanted to go,
she'd call a taxi
to take them all home,
then you would hear
poor Billy moan.

The high cost of loving
The high cost of loving
it's driving me mad,
yes, driving me mad!
The high cost of loving
is only a joke,
the high cost of loving
is keeping me broke,
You borrow from mother,
from sister and brother,
you try to keep up
with the style.
Ev'ry bricklayer's daughter
drinks wine just like water,
I'll have to stop loving a while,

The high cost of loving
The high cost of loving
it's driving me mad,
yes, driving me mad!
The high cost of loving
is only a joke,
the high cost of loving
is keeping me broke,
You borrow from mother,
from sister and brother,
you try to keep up
with the style.
Ev'ry Mary and Jane
wants to bathe in champagne
so I'll have to stop loving a while.

Each night they'd linger
around cabarets,
She could spend money
in ten diff'rent ways,
After each drink
or a moment later,
all of his change
she would tip the waiter.
When they played music
his poor heart would sink,
she'd treat the orchestra
all to a drink.
He would sit there
and spend dime after dime,
while all that she'd spend
was her time.

The high cost of loving
The high cost of loving
it's driving me mad,
yes, driving me mad!
The high cost of loving
is only a joke,
the high cost of loving
is keeping me broke,
You borrow from mother,
from sister and brother,
you try to keep up
with the style.
Ev'ry bricklayer's daughter
drinks wine just like water,
I'll have to stop loving a while,

The high cost of loving
The high cost of loving
it's driving me mad,
yes, driving me mad!
The high cost of loving
is only a joke,
the high cost of loving
is keeping me broke,
You borrow from mother,
from sister and brother,
you try to keep up
with the style.
Ev'ry Mary and Jane
wants to bathe in champagne
so I'll have to stop loving a while.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The High Cost Of Loving 1914
Music by George W.Meyer
Lyrics by Alfred Bryan
© MCMXIV by Leo Feist Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 9 September 2009 at 17.21
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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