My Wife\u27s Gone to the Country: Hurrah! Hurrah!

VERSE 1When Mrs. Brown told hubby,“I just can’t stand the heat,Please send me to the country, dear,I know ‘twould be a treat.”Next day his wife and fam’ly were seated on a train,And when the train had started,Brownie shouted this refrain. CHORUS“My wife’s gone to the country, Hurrah! Hurrah!She thought it best, I need a rest,That’s why she went away,She took the children with her, Hurrah! Hurrah!I don’t care what becomes of me,My wife’s gone away.” VERSE 2He kept the ‘phone a going,Told ev’ryone he knew,“It’s Mister Brown, come on down town,I have some news for you.”He told a friend reporter just why he felt so gay,Next day an advertisement, in the papers read this way. CHORU