Come After Breakfast (1909)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L392
Credit: J. Tim Brymn, Chris Smith and Jim Burris · 1909
Origin: Published 1909 by Jos. W. Stern & Co.; public domain. Typewritten in capitals with circled handwritten chords in G, 'brymn, smith, & burris'. Lyrics kept as typed, including 'EV'RYBODYS' and the period dialect.
Source: https://imslp.org/wiki/Come_After_Breakfast_(Brymn,_James_Timothy)
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as circled on the sheet; verses 2 and 3 have no chords written (sing like verse 1).
G 1) OLD JASPER GREEN, THE DEACON OF A CHURCH DOWN SOUTH CAR'LINE A7 D7 HE HAD A WAY OF VIS'TING FOLKS ALONG 'BOUT EATIN' TIME. G THE OTHER DAY WHILE ON THE STREET HE MET AUNT MANDY LOU, E7 A7 D7 G AND SAID "SOMETIME TOMORROW I'M GOING TO CALL ON YOU." D7 SHE SAID "CALL 'ROUND MOST ANY DAY IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, BUT THESE FEW WORDS I'VE GOT TO SAY RIGHT HERE IN SELF DEFENSE:" CHORUS: G A7 COME AFTER BREAKFAST BRING 'LONG YOUR LUNCH AND G A7 D7 G LEAVE 'FORE SUPPERTIME. B7 Em A7 D7 IF YOU DO THAT I'M POSITIVE THAT I WILL TREAT YOU FINE; G B7 Em D7 FOR EV'RYBODYS WELCOME AT MY HOUSE WHETHER IN THE RAIN OR SHINE, G A7 IF THEY COME AFTER BREAKFAST, BRING 'LONG THEIR LUNCH AND G A7 D7 G LEAVE 'FORE SUPPERTIME. 2) THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMP'RANCE UNION MET LAST TUESDAY NIGHT. AUNT MANDY SAID IF SHE COULD JOIN THAT SHE'D FEEL OUT OF SIGHT. THEY WROTE AUNT MANDY TELLING HER THAT "WE ACCEPT YOUR HAND, WE ALSO THINK A MEETING NOW AT YOUR HOUSE WOULD BE GRAND." AUNT MANDY SAID "YOU'RE JUST AS WELCOME AS THE FLOW'ERS IN MAY, BUT AS THE FOOD IS SO HIGH NOW THESE WORDS I'M FORCED TO SAY:" 3) THE PRESIDENT WHILE TRAVELING, ONCE CAME TO DIXIELAND. THE FOLKS THEY FLOCKED FOR MILES AROUND, TO SHAKE HIM BY THE HAND; AUNT MANDY SHE PUSHED THROUGH THE CROWD AND SAID "WHO CAN IT BE?" WHY ALL THE FOLKS ARE CHEERIN' MORE THAN FOR OUR BOOKER T;" THE PRESIDENT SAID, "I MAY CALL ON ALL BEFORE I GO," AUNT MANDY SAID, "BEFORE YOU CALL AT MY HOUSE YOU MUST KNOW:"