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Funny When You Feel That Way

I can't forget how queer I felt
When first I fell in love
I had a most sincere attack
Just 5 squeezing a lady's 1 glove

Her lovely hand was in it
As I waltzed around so gay
I thought myself in paradise
It's funny when you feel that way.

Refrain:It's funny when you feel that way
It's funny when you feel that way
I thought myself in paradise
It's funny when you feel that way

Again we met one afternoon
As we were all alone
I pumped up nerve to ask if she
Someday would be my own

She blushed and said go ask papa
And ask him if I may
I danced a cantor around the room
It's funny when you feel that way...

The old boy said that we might wed
And so he crowned my bliss
I shall be a double man
In about a month from this

Though it seemed to me somehow the time
Shall never pass away
For I long to hear those wedding bells
It's funny when you feel that way.


A song from the The ToneWay Mountain Music Collection, which offers lyrics and free Song Clips (recordings for learning the song by ear) for nearly 400 traditional songs, many of which are often heard in bluegrass and old-time jam circles. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and a free online video series for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com