Waiting at the Church 1906 Vesta Victoria

James Pitt-Payne, London UK -  04 Nov 2004

I'm in a nice bit of trouble,
I confess,
Somebody with me has had a game,
I should by now be a proud and happy bride,
but I've still got to keep my single name.
I was proposed to by Obediah Binks,
in a very gentlemanly way:
lent him all my money
so that he could buy the home,
and punctually at twelve o'clock today.

There was I, waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
when I found he'd left me in the lurch
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once he sent me round a note,
Here's the very note,
this is what he wrote,
can't get away to marry you today
My wife won't let me!

There was I, waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
when I found he'd left me in the lurch
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once he sent me round a note,
Here's the very note,
this is what he wrote,
can't get away to marry you today
My wife won't let me!

Lor, what a fuss Obediah made of me,
when he used to take me in the Park!
He used to squeeze me
till I was black and blue,
when he kissed me he used to leave a mark.
Each time he met me he treated me to wine,
took me now and then to see the play:
understand me rightly,
when I say he treated me,
it wasn't him but me that used to pay.

There was I, waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
when I found he'd left me in the lurch
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once he sent me round a note,
Here's the very note,
this is what he wrote,
can't get away to marry you today
My wife won't let me!

There was I, waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
when I found he'd left me in the lurch
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once he sent me round a note,
Here's the very note,
this is what he wrote,
can't get away to marry you today
My wife won't let me!

Just think of how disappointed I must feel.
I'll be going crazy very soon.
I've lost my husband the one I never had!
And I dreamed so about the honeymoon!
I'm looking out for another Obediah,
I've already bought the wedding ring,
There's all my little falderiddles
packed up in my box.
Yes, absolutely two of everything.

There was I, waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
when I found he'd left me in the lurch
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once he sent me round a note,
Here's the very note,
this is what he wrote,
can't get away to marry you today
My wife won't let me!

There was I, waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
waiting at the church,
when I found he'd left me in the lurch
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once he sent me round a note,
Here's the very note,
this is what he wrote,
can't get away to marry you today
My wife won't let me!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Waiting at the Church 1906
aka My Wife Won't Let Me
Music by Henry E. Pether
Lyrics by Fred W. Leigh
As Featured by the Famous English Comedienne
Vesta Victoria on Her American Tour.
© MCMVI by Francis, Day & Hunter
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 04 November 2004 at 16.09
in association with Doug Grierson
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