SAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES(cause Henry don't eat no meat)From: es1017@cecomet.net CommentsMy Father presents me with lyric challenges of old songs he likes. SAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES(cause Henry don't eat no meat) is his latest request. Please E-mail them to me if possible. Re: Want Lyrics to SAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES(cause Henry don...From: lyric request CommentsSAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES ‘Cause He Don’t Eat No Meat” Words and Music by Danny Barker and Vernon Lee often people assume that Johnny wrote this one, but it is the creation of others. He frequently had huge hits when doing other writers works. For Educational and Research Use Tonight I’ll serve a supper, We’ll eat some food that’s rare. And at the head of the table, I’ll place brother Henry’s chair-Invite all the local big dogs, We’ll laugh and talk and eat, But we’’ save the bones for Henry Jones, ‘cause he don’t eat no meat- Today I’ll go to market- and buy a lot of fish, That will thrill Brother Henry, Because that’s his special dish.- Get a large can of molasses, so we’ll have something sweet, But save the bones for Henry Jones, “cause he don’t eat no meat. Henry is not a drinker, he rarely takes a nip, He don’t need a napkin, ‘cause the things he eats don’t drip. One day we had a banquet, It really was a bake, They started off with some short ribs, they finished off with a steak. But when the feat was over, brother henry just kept his seat, and we served the bones to Henry Jones, ‘cause he don’t eat no meat. To- he don’t eat no meat. __________ the version most often heard today is the Nat King Cole and Mercer version changing the words slightly. They started off with some “Lox and Bagels” |
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