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Thread #109962   Message #3223110
Posted By: Jim Dixon
14-Sep-11 - 11:56 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Father's Got the Sack from the Water Work
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Father's Got the Sack from the Water Work
Described thus at WorldCat.org:

FATHER'S GOT THE SACK FROM THE WATER WORKS
Words and music by Charles Collins and Terry Sullivan; sung by Miss Maidie Scott.
London: Francis, Day & Hunter, ©1915.

First line: Our house is like a vessel in distress upon the sea.
First line of chorus: Father's got the sack from the water works.