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Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess - Harry Belafonte lyrics
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Oh! Where Is My Wife To-Night? (16 Sep 1909)
["By George Whiting, Irving Berlin and Ted Snyder".]
[1st verse:]
You've heard about foxy old Brownie
Who sent his whole fam'ly away
Well you can just bet that I envied old Brown
When I heard him shouting Hooray!
I borrowed some money from Brownie
Induced my old lady to pack
It's now been a month and I can't raise the price
To pay for her fare coming back
[chorus:]
Oh, where is my wife tonight?
Oh, why did she leave my sight?
I'm sorry to say, I shouted hooray!
Oh, why did I ever let her go away?
She never would leave the town
If it hadn't have been for Brown
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my wifey to me
[2nd verse:]
I've tried ev'ry way to raise money
But none of my friends are in town
Excepting the one man who started this thing
So I called around to see Brown
He answered, "I'm sorry old fellow
I'll have to refuse you this time
I just have enough money left in the bank
To send for that fam'ly of mine"
Miscellaneous
Oh! Where Is My Wife To-Night? (16 Sep 1909)
Part of these releases
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- Track 9 on Jamaica/ Porgy and Bess Disc 2
- 8 My Man's Gone Now
- 10 There's A Boat That's Leavin Soon For New York
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