When Jack Came Sailing Home Again 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 October 2010
2010

A friend of mine,
a sailor lad felt very sad
because he had
to leave his sweetheart
whom he loved so dearly.
He moaned and groaned
and tore his hair in deep despair,
until I swear
we thought he would go mad,
and he did, nearly.
He mourned his sweet prospective bride,
and contemplated suicide.

But when Jack came sailing home again,
he had another girl.
The locket in his pocket
contained another curl.
When he took leave of number five,
His friends all thought he'd not survive,
But when Jack came sailing home again
he had another girl.

But when Jack came sailing home again,
he had another girl.
The locket in his pocket
contained another curl.
When he took leave of number five,
His friends all thought he'd not survive,
But when Jack came sailing home again
he had another girl.

When Jack got tired of single life,
he took a wife, now:
Enter Strife;
Of daughters dear,
he very soon had plenty.
But how he longed to have a boy
to bring him joy,
for girls annoy.
A fond papa when he has nearly twenty.
Each time he sailed from old New York,
he said: "I hope they kill the stork."

But when Jack came sailing home again,
he had another girl.
Fond mother said:
"Another sweet precious little pearl."
He said: "Goodbye" and grabbed his grip,
And then he took another trip,
But when Jack came sailing home again
he had another girl.

But when Jack came sailing home again,
he had another girl.
Fond mother said:
"Another sweet precious little pearl."
He said: "Goodbye" and grabbed his grip,
And then he took another trip,
But when Jack came sailing home again
he had another girl.

The servants that Jack's dear wife had
were very bad
they drove him mad,
Until they got a cook
who was good looking,
Her style and grace
and pretty face
made Jack's home an enchanted place,
This cook excelled in ev'rything but cooking.
Jack's wife said: "She can't roast or fry,"
Jack said: "She'll learn, dear, bye and bye.

But when Jack came sailing home again,
he had another girl.
For baking she had taken
many prizes, What a pearl,
But her homely place
would stop a clock,
So our hero chased her round the block,
But when Jack came sailing home again
he had another girl.

But when Jack came sailing home again,
he had another girl.
For baking she had taken
many prizes, What a pearl,
But her homely place
would stop a clock,
So our hero chased her round the block,
But when Jack came sailing home again
he had another girl.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
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lyric
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When Jack Came Sailing Home Again 1911
Music by Grace LeBoy
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
© MCMXI by Harold Rossiter Music Co., Chicago, Ill.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 30 October 2010 at 12.03
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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