Business Is Business 21 Apr 1911 lyrics

1st verse:]
Abie Bloom loved Miss Rosie Cohen
Abie as a bus`ness man was in a class alone
Rosie`s family were satisfied
Abie owned a clothing store, a bus`ness man
Ev`ry month Rosie`s father Mose
Walked in Abie`s clothing store and took a suit of clothes
One day Abie drew Rosie near
And whispered these words in her ear:

[chorus:]
Bus`ness is bus`ness, Miss Rosie Cohen
I`ve got to pay for ev`rything I own
Seven suits of clothes your father took out from my store
All he says is `Charge it to my future son-in-law`
Tell your expensive father C.O.D.
Don`t mean, `Come on down to my store`
For
Ev`ry little dollar carries int`rest all it`s own
Bus`ness is bus`ness, Rosie Cohen!

[2nd verse:]
Abie said, `Listen Rosie dear
Ev`ry month a suit means just a dozen suits a year
Seven years and then your father Mose
He will have enough to start a clothing store
Then again, father is no fool
He can tell a cotton suit from one that`s made of wool
Since I fell in love with you Rose
Your father is so hard on clothes
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