How ‘Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down On The Farm?

(After They’ve Seen Paree)
W: Sam Lewis & Joe Young
M: Walter Donaldson
Nora Bayes
Key: Bb

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How ya gon-na keep ’em down on the farm
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Af-ter they’ve seen Pa-ree’
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How ya gon-na keep ’em a-way from Broad-way
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Jazz-in a-round and paint-in’ the town
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How ya gon-na keep ’em a-way from harm,
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that’s a mys-ter-y
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They’ll nev-er want to see a rake or plow
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And who the deuce can par-ley-vous a cow?
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How ya gon-na keep ’em down on the farm
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Af-ter they’ve seen Pa-ree’