I Sent My Wife to the Thousand Isles-Al Jolson/The Peerless Quartet

[ti:I Sent My Wife to the Thousand Isles] [ar:Al Jolson] [al:The First World War: 100 Original American & British Historical Hit Recordings from the Great War] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Sent My Wife to the Thousand Isles - Al Jolson/The Peerless Quartet [00:20.28]We stood upon the pier today [00:24.63]And said our last goodbye [00:28.39]And as I held her hand in mine [00:32.72]A tear filled my eye [00:37.01] [00:37.54]She saw that tear and said [00:40.06]I hate to leave my darling boy [00:45.96]I turned away she did not know [00:51.33]Those tears were tears of joy [00:57.43] [00:58.15]I sent my wife to the Thousand Isles today [01:03.20]My luck is on my way [01:05.54] [01:07.00]She's gonna spend a week on every isle [01:11.61]That's why I'm gay [01:13.19] [01:14.43]So everybody come and give three cheers [01:17.42] [01:18.07]She's gonna be away for twenty years [01:20.83]Oh I sent my wife to the [01:23.30]Thousand Isles today hooray [01:28.39] [01:36.12]Just think when I get home [01:38.65]Tonight there'll be no wifey there [01:43.60] [01:44.80]And right across the table [01:46.73]Isle will be a vacant chair [01:52.58]I love my wife I love my wife [01:56.39] [01:56.98]I love her more each day [02:01.93]I love my wife I love my wife [02:06.78] [02:07.62]Because she's far away [02:13.64]Ha ha [02:14.18]I sent my wife to the Thousand Isles today [02:19.32] [02:19.91]She's on her way [02:21.76] [02:22.60]She's gonna spend a week on every isle [02:26.97]That's why I'm gay [02:28.66] [02:29.70]Tonight I'm going home at half past ten [02:32.70] [02:33.27]Put on my clothes go out again [02:35.99]'Cause I sent my wife to the Thousand Isles today [02:41.63]Hooray