country dance???
my grandfather used to sing a song about a country dance where a couple danced till the end then went to eat she said she wasnt hungry but this is what she ate a plate a slaw a dozen raw a chicken and a roast and on and on then she wasnt thirsty but this is what she drank then a long rhyming list then he tried to pay and the waiter did all kinds of things and threw him ore the fence the song ends ---take my advice and dont try twice when you have but 50c
i would love all the words to this song and have been unable to find them. thank-you
Hi,
I do not know about this song myself, but I hope this is what you're looking for. It's apparently called "Fifty Cents".
Pete
Fifty Cents
I took my girl to a ball last night, 'twas such a fancy hop
We stayed until the folks went home, the music it did stop
Then to a restaurant we went, the finest on the street
She said she wasn't hungry, but this is what she'd eat:
A dozen raw, a plate of slaw, some fancy Boston roast
Some turtle stew, crackers, too, some soft-shelled crab on toast
Next she tried some oysters fried; her appetite was immense
She asked for pie! I thought I'd die, for I had but fifty cents
After eating all of this she smiled so very sweet
She said she'wasn't hungry at all, she wished that she could eat
But the very next order that she gave, my heart within me sank
She said she wasn't thirsty at all, but this is what she drank:
A brandy, a gin, a big hot rum, a schooner of lager beer
Some whiskey skins and two more gins did quickly disappear
A bottle of ale, a soda cocktail, she astonished all the gents
She called for more, I fell on the floor, for I had but fifty cents
To finish up, this delicate girl cleaned out an ice cream can
She says, "Now, Sam, I'll tell mama you're such a nice young man"
She said she'd bring her sister along next time she came, for fun
I handed the man my fifty cents, and this is what he done:
He broke my nose, he tore my clothes, he knocked me out of breath
I took the prize for two black eyes, he kicked me most to death
At every chance he made me dance, he fired me over the fence
Take my advice: don't try it twice, when you have but fifty cents