Save The Bones For Henry Jones

by Johnny Mercer

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SAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES
By Danny Barker & Vernon Lee
Johnny Mercer
Key: G

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We’re gon-na have a sup-per
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We’ll eat some food that’s rare
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And at the head of the ta-ble
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We’ll place broth-er Hen-ry’s chair
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In-vite all the lo-cal big dogs
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We’ll laugh and talk and eat
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But we’ll save the bones for Hen-ry Jones
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‘Cause he don’t eat no meat

Today I’ll go to market
Buy up a lotta fish
Well, that will thrill brother Henry
‘Cause fish is his special dish
Get a large can of molasses
Have something really sweet
But we’ll save the bones for Henry Jones
‘Cause Henry don’t eat no meat

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Hen-ry is not a drink-er
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He rare-ly takes a nip
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He don’t need a nap-kin
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‘Cause the things he eats don’t drip.


One day we had a banquet
It really was a bake
They started off with short ribs
Then finished off with steak
But when the feast was over
Brother Henry just kept his seat
And we served the bones to Henry Jones
‘Cause Henry don’t eat no meat

Our banquet was most proper
Right down to demitasse
From soup to lox and bagels
And pheasant under glass – class!
We thought the chops were mellow
He said his chops were beat – reet!
We served the bones to Henry Jones
‘Cause Henry don’t eat no meat
He’s an egg man
Henry don’t eat no meat
He loves a pullet
Henry don’t eat no meat
A vegetarian
Henry?
Coming mother!
Soup’s on