The Law Must Be Obeyed 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Dec 2006
2006

Do you know just who we are
if you don't look at that star.
We're the Constables.
And we're no darned fools,
there are speeders in the town,
and we're here to run them down:
They ran like the dickens
and they killed four chickens,
that belonged to Farmer Brown,
we've got a darned good clue,
the car was painted blue.

We're the County Sheriffs
and the law must be obeyed,
when they speed in an automobile,
you can hear us holler
"Whoa Bill,"
any time we catch them
there's a fine that must be paid,
so we must arrest those gents,
the Jail House needs a fence,
it'll cost us sixty cents,
so the law must be obeyed.

We're the County Sheriffs
and the law must be obeyed,
when they speed in an automobile,
you can hear us holler
"Whoa Bill,"
any time we catch them
there's a fine that must be paid,
so we must arrest those gents,
the Jail House needs a fence,
it'll cost us sixty cents,
so the law must be obeyed.

We will catch them yet, by heck,
if it makes us both a wreck.
When we do you bet,
they'll be all upset,
there was one that wore a cap,
like a gosh darned sporty chap,
no doubt from the city
'cause a gal quite pretty
what a sittin' on his lap,
don't be one bit surprised,
you may find us disguised.

We're the County Sheriffs
and the law must be obeyed,
when they speed in an automobile,
you can hear us holler
"Whoa Bill,"
any time we catch them
there's a fine that must be paid,
so we must arrest those gents,
the Jail House needs a fence,
it'll cost us sixty cents,
so the law must be obeyed.

We're the County Sheriffs
and the law must be obeyed,
when they speed in an automobile,
you can hear us holler
"Whoa Bill,"
any time we catch them
there's a fine that must be paid,
so we must arrest those gents,
the Jail House needs a fence,
it'll cost us sixty cents,
so the law must be obeyed.

Soft karaoke
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The Law Must Be Obeyed 1915
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© 1915 Irving Berlin Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 22 Dec 2006 at 3.43pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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