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Thread #95964 Message #1872666
Posted By: Jim Dixon
30-Oct-06 - 09:49 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I Played My Concertina (Sam Mayo)
Subject: Lyr Add: I PLAYED MY CONCERTINA (f. Arthur Osmond)
I PLAYED MY CONCERTINA As sung by Arthur Osmond on Edison Standard Record 10209, 1909.
This concertina, you must know, I take with me where'er I go. While I was sailing once abroad, My poor wife she fell overboard. I said, "I am a selfish clown. I can't stand here and see her drown." So I shut my eyes and sat me down And played my concertina.
One day whilst bathing in the sea, Some ladies had a game with me. Those naughty ladies, sad to say, They pinched my clothes and ran away. "Give me my clothes," I had to screech, But they stuck to them just like a leech, So I walked home along the beach And played my concertina.
At twelve o'clock the other night, I rushed around to Doctor White. When I got there and rang the bell, The doctor came and shouted, "Well! Please tell me, sir, what brings you here At twelve o'clock? It's very queer." I said, "I thought you'd like to hear Me play my concertina."
For a donkey ride I went one day, And in my usual careless way, I pinned my concertina to The donkey's tail, and off we flew. I gave a shout as we set sail. He jumped me up till I felt pale, And every time he wagged his tail, It played my concertina.