Won't Be Long Now 1922

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 Oct 2011
2011

We were waiting,
hesitating,
for our wedding day,
Money wouldn't weigh a ton
we ain't had no fun,
Got married in a hurry,
but we don't care 'bout that,
say you ought to see
our cozy little flat.

Rockabye baby
it won't be long now,
Rockabye baby,
we'll make it somehow.
For we can rent out our bedroom at night
we'll sleep without any light,
why should we worry?
When we're out of sight,
then in the Summer
and Winter time
we'll live on loving
Gee, that's divine,
then we will build a sweet home,
but not for two dear alone,
Rockabye baby
Oh! Daddy!
Oh! Mammy!
Won't be long now.

Rockabye baby
it won't be long now,
Rockabye baby,
We've made it somehow
now we can use our own bedroom at night,
we'll have just plenty of light,
no sleep, but worry,
he'll cry all the night,
then in the Summer
and Winter time
we'll hear him bawling
Gosh! that's a crime,
But we have built a sweet home
but not for two dear alone,
Rockabye baby
Oh! Daddy!
Oh! Mammy!
now.

We were saving,
always saving,
for that home of ours,
went all year without a bun,
we ain't had no fun;
But time passed in a hurry,
and we're darn glad of that,
for we've given up our bedroom
and our flat.

Rockabye baby
it won't be long now,
Rockabye baby,
we'll make it somehow.
For we can rent out our bedroom at night
we'll sleep without any light,
why should we worry?
When we're out of sight,
then in the Summer
and Winter time
we'll live on loving
Gee, that's divine,
then we will build a sweet home,
but not for two dear alone,
Rockabye baby
Oh! Daddy!
Oh! Mammy!
Won't be long now.

Rockabye baby
it won't be long now,
Rockabye baby,
We've made it somehow
now we can use our own bedroom at night,
we'll have just plenty of light,
no sleep, but worry,
he'll cry all the night,
then in the Summer
and Winter time
we'll hear him bawling
Gosh! that's a crime,
But we have built a sweet home
but not for two dear alone,
Rockabye baby
Oh! Daddy!
Oh! Mammy!
now.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Won't Be Long Now 1922
Novelty Fox Trot Song
Music by Oscar Ericksen
Lyrics by Harley Rosso
© 1922 by McClure Music Co. St.Paul, Minnesota
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 11 October 2011 at 17.56
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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