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Thread #128400   Message #2874699
Posted By: Richie
29-Mar-10 - 11:16 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ain't It Grand to Live a Christian
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ain't It Grand to Live a Christian
"Ain't It A Shame" was used as an encore in Shuffle Along, a 1922 Musical in NYC

LYR ADD: AIN'T IT A SHAME- Four Hamony Kings circa 1922

Ain't it a shame to steal on Sunday
Ain't it a shame to steal on Sunday
Ain't it a shame to steal on Sunday
Ain't it a shame.
Ain't it a shame to steal on Sunday
When you got Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
and you got Thursday, Friday, and Saturday too
Ain't it a shame.

Ain't it a shame to drink hootch on Sunday...

Ain't it a shame to shimmy on Sunday...

Ain't it a shame to steal on Sunday...

-Richie