Title

That's Where My Money Goes / music by R. P. Lilly; words by Walter Daniels

Authors

R. P. Lilly
Walter Daniels
Joe Morris Music Co. (New York)

Preview

Files

ISBN

MUM00682, 0135

Description

Cover: drawing of three African American males playing dice on a dockyard, while a banjo player sings nearby; photo inset of Reg. Merville; Publisher: Joe Morris Music Co. (New York)

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Songs -- United States -- 20th Century; Popular Music -- United States

Relational Format

music score

Original Format

scores

Original Collection

Sheldon Harris Collection (MUM00682), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Finding Aid

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/finding_aids/322

Lyrics

Lyrics:
First verse
Dick Davis ran a barber shop, the swellest in the town. And shaved the aristocracy for many miles around. He had ten men all hustling, and working round the place, While money kept a coming in from scraping ev'ry face. But on one cloudy afternoon, his help went on a strike, Said they, Dick, where's our wages, why dont you treat us right / We've been a working for you yes very near a year. You say you have no money Dick, where did it disapear.
Chorus
Why boys, my money goes to dress my baby, I buy her ev'rything to keep her in style. She's worth her weight in gold, this colored lady; So boys that's where my money goes. Why boys, my money goes to dress my baby, I buy her ev'rything to keep her in style. She's worth her weight in gold, this colored lady; So boys that's where my money goes.
Second verse
Now Dick, he is a worried man, the barbers want his life. They just found where his money goes, he spends it on his wife. The other day a dead swell girl came down the thoroughfare, Which made a lot of sporty coons all tip their hats and stare. Just then Dick Davis walked around as proud as he could be, And to them sporty niggers said She belongs to me. I bought that hat and diamonds, and also all them clothes. But now she's gone a shopping so that's where my money goes.
(Chorus)

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