In a Minute

From the 1891 opera “Sinbad”
words and music by Dan Hart
arranged by W. H Batchelor

The sheet music:

In-a-Minute – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by Fred Feild:

In-a-Minute – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. A short little song I am going to sing
    I’ll be though in a minute
    And if you don’t like it the chestnut bell ring
    Ha, ha! in a minute
    To sing to amuse you, of course I’ve been hired
    So please while I’m singing it do not get tired
    If ever you do I will surely get fired
    Yes for sure, in a minute

Chorus
If ever we do he will surely be fired
Yes for sure, in a minute

  1. You’ll find there’s no flies on the girl of today
    No, no, not for a minute
    She’s promised to marry a silly young jay
    But he isn’t in it
    Along comes an old guy with plenty of stuff
    His manners are rude and his actions are rough
    Says he! be my wife, is a million enough?
    She grabs in a minute

Chorus
Says he! be my wife, is a million enough?
She grabs in a minute

  1. It is funny to think how much wine you can drink
    Yes, drink every minute
    But while you are drinking, just stop and think
    Yes, think for a minute
    What there is in it I really can’t see
    Why a young man should go out on a spree
    But if you should say, have a bottle with me
    I take on, in a minute

Chorus
But if you should say, have a bottle with me
I take on, in a minute

Sung here by T. Craft: