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I've got money locked up in a vault
By Irving Jones
Revised by Williams & Walker
Copyright 1899 by Jos. Sters & Co.
Announced
"An eccentric negro song"
I've got money locked up in a vault
sung by Len Spencer for Columbia
phonograph company New-York and London"
I cert'nly am living one lucky streak,
I'm living twenty-one days to a week ;
Millionaires are my only company,
Very sledom I want any of them with me.
I always eat porter-house steacks and quails,
I drink champagne by the water pails.
For a year my feet aint touched the ground
I hire a poor coon to push me around,
For I've got money locked up in a vault
How it came to be aint my fault
I aint got no education
Never had no rich relation,
But I've got money locked up in a vault.
I've been spending money lately by the yard,
Got a yaller coon for my body guard ;
That moke do cert'nly get the blues
When I say, "Coon, come black my shoes"
I never eat cabbage nor boiled corned beef,
Some coons are glad to get a cabbage leaf
When I travel I always charter a train.
when I bathe I use Mumm's pure champagne
For I've got money locked up in a vault
How it came to be aint my fault
I aint got no education
Never had no rich relation,
But I've got money locked up in a vault.
- Hey nigger !
- well ?
- you still [...] famous smoking [...]
- go long, nigger, go long...
For I've got money locked up in a vault
How it came to be aint my fault
I aint got no education
Never had no rich relation,
But I've got money locked up in a vault.
- Hey nigger !
- well what now ?
- Where's your smoking [...] [...] [...]
- Go on nigger go on gimme the key so I won't wake up
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A year ago I was a roustabout
But now my change it never runs out ;
I've got money now to throw to the birds,
I buy my chickens by the herds.
For fear my good health will not keep,
I've had a doctor to watch my sleep ;
I'm getting richer ev'ry day,
From counting money I'v got gray,
For I've got money locked up in a vault
How it came to be aint my fault
I aint got no education
Never had no rich relation,
But I've got money locked up in a vault.
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