Johnny Standley - It's In The Book Lyrics

Lyrics It's In The Book - Johnny Standley



I have a message for you - a very sad message!
My subject for this evening will be Little Bo Peep.
It says here, "Little Bo Peep, who was a little girl,
Has lost her sheep,"
"And doesn't know where to find them."
Now that's reasonable, isn't it?
It's, it's reasonable to assume, if Little Bo Peep had lost her sheep,
It's only natural that she wouldn't know where to find them.
That, that basically is reasonabl-l-le, but, uh, "leave them alone".
Now that overwhelms me,?, completely overwhelms me.
The man said she lost her sheep, turns right around and boldly states,
"She doesn't know where to find them".
And then has the stupid audacity to say, "Leave them alone"!
Now! Now, now think for a moment! Think!
If the sheep were lost, and you couldn't find them,
You'd have to leave them alone, wouldn't you?
So, "Leave them alone". "Leave them alone".
It's in the book!
"Leave them alone and they", they being the sheep, "they will come
Home".
Ah yes, they'll come home.
Oh, there'll be a brighter day tomorrow, they will come home!
It's in the book.
"They will come home? a-waggin' their tails?".
Pray tell me what else could they wag?
"They will come home a-waggin' their tales? behind them? behind
Them"!
Did we think they'd wag them in front of them?
Of course, they might have come home in reverse.
They could have done that, I really don't know.
But, none the less, it's in the book.
So now if you will, kindly pick up your books, and turn to page 222.
We'll ask you all to sing.
You'll find your books on the backs of your seats.
Are we ready?
Everyone, 222. Let's really enjoy ourselves, let's live it up.
All together.
Do you remember grandma's lye soap?
Good for everything in the home,
And the secret was in the scrubbing,
It wouldn't suds and couldn't foam.
Then let us sing right out of grandma's, of grandma's lye soap
Used for - for everything, everything on the place,
For pots and kettles, the dirty dishes, and for your hands and for
Your face.
So we'll now sing the second verse.
Let's get it with great exuberance, let's live it up.
It's not raining inside tonight.
Everyone, let's have a happy time.
Are we ready? All together, the second verse.
Little Herman and brother Thurman
Had an aversion to washing their ears
Grandma scrubbed them with the lye soap.
And they haven't heard a word in years.
Then let us sing right out of grandma's, of grandma's lye soap.
Sing all out, all over the place.
The pots and kettles, the dirty dishes, and also hands and also f?.
(Clapping fades)
Well, let's sing what's left of the last verse.
Let's have a happy time, everyone.
The last verse, al-l-l-l together.
Ev-v-v-very one!
Mm-m-m-m. Thank you kindly, kindly,
M-m-mrs. O'Malley, out in the valley,
Suffered from Ulcers, I understand.
She swallowed a cake of grandma's lye soap,
Has the cleanest ulcers in the land.
Then let us sing right out of grandma's, of grandma's lye soap.
Sing right out. All over the place.
The pots and - the pots and pans, oh dirty dishes,
And the hands?.



Writer(s): Johnny Standley, Art Thorsen


Johnny Standley - The million sellers hits of 1951 & 1952, The greatest songs & tunes

1 Because of You
2 Blacksmith Blues
3 The Little White Cloud That Cried
4 Walkin My Baby Back Home
5 Please, Mr. Sun
6 Cry
7 It's In The Book
8 I Can't Tell You Why (S.t.r.)
9 My Truly, Truly Fair
10 The Thing
11 Too Young
12 Because of You
13 How High The Moon
14 Come On-A My House
15 Cold, Cold, Heart
16 If
17 The Loveliest Night Of The Year
18 I Get Ideas
19 Mockin' Bird Hill
20 Sound off
21 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
22 Aba Daba Honeymoon
23 I Apologize
24 You're Just in Love
25 Blue Tango
26 Wheel of Fortune
27 You Belong To Me
28 Auf Weidersehn, Sweetheart
29 Half As Much
30 Wish You Were Here
31 Here In My Heart
32 Delicado
33 Kiss of Fire
34 Any Time
35 Tell Me Why
36 Jambalaya
37 A Guy Is a Guy
38 I'm Yours
39 Glow Worm
40 Slowpoke
41 Meet Mister Callaghan
42 I'm Yours
43 I'll Walk Alone
44 Tell Me Why



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