Janet Klein sings, "Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars" @ WCRF ~ 2007

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Janet Klein sings "Cohen Owes Me Ninety-seven Dollars" (1915) ~ composed by Irving Berlin. Lyrics shown below.

This happened at the Tin Pan Alley show during the Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento, California - November 2007.

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HERE ARE THE LYRICS:

Old man Rosenthal lay sick in bed
Soon the doctor came around and said
"No use crying, the man is dying. He can't live very long!"
"Send my son here to my side," they heard the old man say
"I've got something to tell him before I pass away"
Soon his son was sitting by his bed
"What's the matter, Papa dear?" he said
The old man said, "My son, before my days are done
I want you to know:

[chorus:]
Cohen owes me ninety-seven dollars
And it's up to you to see that Cohen pays
I sold a lot of goods to Rosenstein and Sons
On an I.O.U. for ninety days
Levi brothers don't get any credit
They owe me for one hundred yards of lace
If you promise me, my son, you'll collect from ev'ry one
I can die with a smile on my face"

[2nd verse:]
Old man Rosenthal is better now
He just simply wouldn't die somehow
He is healthy and very wealthy since he got out of bed
Such a change you never saw, he's got such rosy cheeks
He picks up in just one week what should take weeks and weeks
Ev'ryone who knew that he was sick
Couldn't tell how he got well so quick
They went and asked him to explain how he pulled through
Rosenthal replied:

[2nd chorus:]
Cohen owed me ninety-seven dollars
And my son went out and made poor Cohen pay
A bill was owed to me by Rosenstein and Sons
And they settled on that very day
What could my son with all that money
If I should leave it all and say goodbye?
It's all right to pass away, but when people start to pay
That's no time for a bus'nessman to die

_WCRF 2007 WCRF/07

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[yumyummoany]

I love Janet Klein and would love her to come to England! Still, I can watch her on here, so thank you.

This is my favourite song that she sings.

[tdub1941]

One of my big favorites also!

Thanks for watching.

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[leanbearshome]

wow ,just like fanny brice.

[tdub1941]

Thanks for watching!

And Thanks for your nice comment!

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[thursday2uk]

Wow she is lovely! Last night we saw her on stage and the full house absolutely adored her! Thanks for the vid and lyrics!

[tdub1941]

Thanks for your nice comments!

Yes! Everybody is in love with Janet, and I am not an exception. She is just too darling!

RagJazzMonkey,

Tom Warner

[Squarerig]

This is wonderful!It reminds me of my youth in London when we called the cash register the "Yiddisher piano".The days of humour are,alas passing away where PC has us all-nearly all-in its iron grasp.Thanks Tom!

[boilerplate7]

Janet you are wonderful, The humor reminds me of Jack Benny 's. I nearly split my sides when you said, Cohen owes me $97.00. The timing was spot on. By the way, you are an absolute doll.

[jjrgrandpa]

Wonderful

[hebneh]

This song is hilarious! I laughed out loud. Her delivery of the lyrics puts it over so well.

I have to say, we can laugh at it 'cause a Jewish man wrote it and a Jewish lady sings it. Otherwise, with good reason, it'd be nasty.

[genatzvalee]

Cool :)

[Deerfielder]

This is absolutely wonderful. Janet, you are very special.