Willyum Wilson 1907

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 April 2010
2010

Willyum Wilson was a no 'count coon,
That never seemed to have no friends,
Fate staked him to a lonely life,
at the middle and both the ends.
He had no raisin'
he was just dragged up,
He never had a bit of choice;
The only thing in the wide, wide world
that Willyum Wilson had was voice.
Where ever you would meet this coon
you'd surely hear him say:

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
I'll do my work
the best I can,
and bother nobody at all,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
I'll do my work
the best I can,
and bother nobody at all,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

Willyum Wilson got a job one day,
as porter on a Pullman car;
It seemed like all he did was say:
"No Ma'am I don't know where we are."
One night when Willyum
had his work all done
and ev'rybody was in bed,
He started singing in the smoking room,
woke ev'ryone that was not dead.
The passengers all yelled: "Shut up"
but Willyum only said:

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
I don't dare stop
cause I'll fall asleep
and I've got to make an early call,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
I don't dare stop
cause I'll fall asleep
and I've got to make an early call,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

Passing by a meeting house one day,
he saw a sign that read: "Seats Free."
"I hope that's true," said Willyum,
"'cause sitting down appeals to me."
A Quaker meeting was a being held
and silence seemed to reign supreme,
Willyum stood it for a little while,
Then he opened up and let off steam.
The preacher said: "Put that man out!"
said Bill: "I think that's mean."

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
To go to church and make no noise
ain't no good way at all,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
To go to church and make no noise
ain't no good way at all,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

Some days later Willyum found that he
was summoned to appear in court,
"I ain't done nothing wrong," said Bill,
"They can 'summon' but I won't report."
They had to ride
him in the 'makehaste cart'
To get him on the witness stand,
He would not talk,
so the case turned out
much diff'rent than the court had planned.
In answer to the questions
Willyum only would reply:

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
I can't tell something
that I never knew
I ain't the man you want at all,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

I've got to sing
all the whole day long
'cause music is my natural bent,
I've got six brothers
and they all know
how to play upon some instrument.
I can't tell something
that I never knew
I ain't the man you want at all,
I'm full of music
and it must come out,
I've got to sing, (La La)
That's all!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Willyum Wilson 1907
by Geo.A.Spink
© MCMVII by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 11 April 2010 at 20.56
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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