A funny song from 1906
Words and music by Vincent Bryan
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- My father heard me sing a song
Which made him awful mad
The song declared that everybody
Worked excepting Dad
He said you roast the poor old man
You haven’t much to do
Who is it that supports you all
Won’t you please tell me who?
Chorus:
The poor old man, the poor old man
Don’t you ever let them
Put your papa on the pan
He’s worked for you
He does the best he can
Who get’s the worst of everything?
The poor old man
- When you were still a baby
And you started to boo-hoo
Who left his bed at one o’clock
To walk the floor with you
And when you woke your mother
And the neighbors too as well
Who did they always blame it on
When you began to yell? - Who does your mother love the best
Away down in her heart
Who does your mother scold the worst
Will no one take his part
You all are willing workers
And you never try to shirk
But when your sisters want new hats
Who is the one they work? - There’s only one day in the year
The old man’s in the swim
Upon election day
The politicians bow to him
Who votes upon election day
With all his fellow men
And when he’s voted once or twice
Who is it votes again?