You Can't Afford To Marry 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Nov 2007
2007

Percy and Mary were in love
with each other,
till Mary took a ride
with Percy's big brother,
who owned a great big
real live automobubble,
so with the girls
he never had any trouble.
Said Percy to Mary,
"Won't you please be my wife?"
Said cute little Mary,
"No, not on your life;
The man I marry
must own a machine,
now that doesn't mean
a big limousine;
I know a car that goes
on just kerosene
and this is what I mean."

For you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford,
you can't afford to even do without one;
you can't afford to wait
until the season is late,
you must know I'm simply wild about one.
No wedding bells will chime for you and I
until you try a Ford to buy,
for isn't it a pity, oh dear, oh Lord!
When you can't afford to marry,
and you can't afford to tarry,
for you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford.

For you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford,
you can't afford to even do without one;
you can't afford to wait
until the season is late,
you must know I'm simply wild about one.
No wedding bells will chime for you and I
until you try a Ford to buy,
for isn't it a pity, oh dear, oh Lord!
When you can't afford to marry,
and you can't afford to tarry,
for you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford.

Percy he pawned his watch
and soon had some money,
"There's nothing to it now,"
he said, "little honey."
He owned a little Ford
the very next minute,
then he and his sweetheart Mary
climbed right up in it.
Said Mary to Percy, then,
"Say, this is the life,
drive to a parson,
and I'll be your wife.
There's no use waiting
for the love days in June,
with mellowy moon so we can spoon
right in our Ford
we'll spend our sweet honeymoon,
as we sing our little tune."

For you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford,
you can't afford to even do without one;
you can't afford to wait
until the season is late,
you must know I'm simply wild about one.
No wedding bells will chime for you and I
until you try a Ford to buy,
for isn't it a pity, oh dear, oh Lord!
When you can't afford to marry,
and you can't afford to tarry,
for you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford.

For you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford,
you can't afford to even do without one;
you can't afford to wait
until the season is late,
you must know I'm simply wild about one.
No wedding bells will chime for you and I
until you try a Ford to buy,
for isn't it a pity, oh dear, oh Lord!
When you can't afford to marry,
and you can't afford to tarry,
for you can't afford to marry
if you can't afford a Ford.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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You Can't Afford To Marry 1915
Words & Music by Jack Frost
© MCMXV by Frank K.Root & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 16 November 2007 at 12.07am
in association with Doug Grierson
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