Good Bye Eliza Jane
Lyrics - Andrew B. Sterling
Key: C
Music - Harry Von Tilzer
Copyright 1903

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File Updated 06/25/2021

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Verse 1:

C                  G7
Look a' here, Liza listen to me
Am                    E7
You ain't the gal you promised to be
F                  C
Didn't you say you always would be
D7             G  G7
True, oo,oo,oo,oo?

C                  G7
You went a driving with Mister Brown
Am                   E7
Now I'm the laughing stock of the town
F                    C     E7 Am
Folks say that I was crazy to trust
D7        G7 C
You oo,oo,oo,oo

D7                      G
Throw up my hands, Babe,I'se g'wine to go
D7                      G
 Can't stand the blow;  I loved you so
D7                          G
 I was the good thing while I had the "dough"
A7         D7      G  G7
Now I must whisper low

Chorus:

C          C7
Good-bye E--liza Jane
F                    D7
I'm g'wine a' for to leave you!
      G7               C
Well, you'll know when I go,
     D7                        G            G7
That I was the fellow with the "dough dough dough"

G9 C                 C7
So I'm g'wine for to sing a little song
    F                 D7
And travel along, just travel a long
G             D7       G         C
Wish you good-day Babe,I'm on my way'
D7         G  G7 C   G7
Good-by, E-li-za Jane

Verse 2:

C                G7
Look a here Liza take off  those rings
Am                      E7
Dig in that trunk, gal, hand me those things
F                      C
I'm g'wine to take the clothes I paid for
D7            G G7
Too, oo,oo,oo,oo

C                      G7
Cough up that old gold watch and de chain,
Am                  E7
Wants that umbrella cause it might rain
F                   C
Ask Mister Brown to fix you up all
D7     G7    C
New oo,oo,oo,oo

D7                      G
Rent time is here, Babe;landlord today;
D7            G
I'll be away; Who's g'wine to pay?
D7                        G
P'r'aps Mister Brown will if he's a jay,
A7           D7    G  G7
Once more to you I say

Chorus Repeat:

C


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