Verse 1
First appearence, 1926 Edition.
FP. oo F7
Verse 2
bd They go wild, am - ply = wild Oo - ver
Verse 3
They accuse me of rascality,
Verse 4
But I can't see why they always pick on me;
Verse 5
I'm as gentle as a lamb, but they take me for a ram,
They go wild, simply wild, over me.
Verse 6
Oh the “bull” he went wild over me, *
Verse 7
And he held his gun where everyone could see;
Verse 8
He was breathing rather hard when he saw my union card,
He went wild, simply wild, over me.
Verse 9
Then the judge, he went wild over me,
Verse 10
And I plainly saw we never could agree;
Verse 11
So I let the man obey what his conscience had to say,
He went wild, simply wild, over me.
Verse 12
Oh the jailez, he went wild over me,
Verse 13
And he locked me up and threw away the key;
Verse 14
It seems to be the rage, so they keep me in a cage,
They go wild, simply wild, over me.
Verse 15
They go wild, simply wiki, over me,
Verse 16
T'm referring to the bedbug and the flea;
Verse 17
They disturb my slumber deep, and I murmur in my sleep,
They go wild, simply wild, over me.
Verse 18
Will the roses grow wild over me,
Verse 19
When I'm gone into the land that is to be?
When my soul and body part, in the stillness of my heart,
Will the roses grow wild over me?
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