Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
Music and Musical Notes
I'm dreadin' what rye got to watch,
the Colour-Sergeant said.

I'm dreadin' what i've got to watch"
the Col~our-sergeant said.
(CHoRUs.)
They've been scratching Mr.. Bryan,
you can hear the Dead March play.
The country Is in 'ollow square-they're
scratchin' him today:
They've taken OF his precincts off and
cut MS wards Away; M BRYAN al
the morn1n'.
What makes the rear-rank breathe so
'ard?" said Bryan-on-Parade
20 such g frost, o such a FROST the
acknowledgement said.
what makes that front-rank nan fall
DOWN." says Bryan-on-Parade,
He's crazy with the heat, he is" the
Colour-Sergeant said.
(CHoRUs)
They've been scratching Mr.. Bryan,
they've been turning of him down.
They're against him In the country,
they're against him in the town.
And he's finding out this evening, that
he needn't come aroun'
They were scratching Mr.. Bryan all the
morning.
That state was right-hand-state to me-"
ut doesn't state that way tonight" the
Colours ergea said.
I've helped him QUE 2 score Of times"
Hes helpin'-in the other man." the
Colour-Sergeant said.
(cHoRUs)
They've been scratchin' Mr.. Bryan, you
must mark him to to his place,
For he started out a "runnin' - but he
couldn't stand the pace,
For fast a man muot run who'd win the
presidential. race,
Hence the voting and the scratching Of
the morning.
What's that so black agin the sun" said
Bryan-on-PaTade,
What's that that whimpers 'over'ead?"
said Bryan-on-Parade .
TITS CHAMBERS chance a-passln' now"
the Colour-Sergeant said.
CCHORUS.)
For they're done with Mr.. Bryan, you
can hear the quickstep play.
tt figures are in columns, and they
Oh, the people are delighted ane they're
After sSrstchiSs Mr.. Bryan in the
mornin'.
Now won't some gentle bromide" ask
the usual question. What has all that to
in particular. And the moral is that If the
musical peop'e would forget all about music
for a few moments now and then they
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so would music.
The music man Of The Bee always wei.
comes occasions such as these when he
may have an opportunity to try whether
his sense OF humor is still in working order
or whether IL has gone TO sleep, For wher
a person loses his sense Of humor all hope
is gone.
But the opera scheme was almost side.
tracked by this semi-philosophical musing
Now the comedians might have an oppor
tunity something like this: Marry, me
thinks that now this erstwhile sane anC
normal populace hath in true verify gon,
daft" To which the other comedian re
plies: mo 30 indeed. sweet friend the,
have merely gone Taft" After the roar
Of laughter which should follow this, /
the chorus and "supes' nave been traine'
properly. the comedian might lead fortl
again somewhat after this similitude: Nov
my fair and frolicsome friend. YOU have
pretty wit. but can you tell me who's VIII
IN New York; TO which Gomez the re
ply; Yes. by my hslidom. and I can tel
you who's who; Hughes Who" Or word
to that effect.
And 50 on. Oh. there is much field 70
plan and specification and enlargement o
this idea. Don't forget, you who take In
matter up. to have q sentimental ballad 0
the subject. TITS better to have bet an
lost than never to have bet at all
Many other ideas press themselves int