The Pink Hungarian Band.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. May 2001.

[Barry] I'm the leader of the Band,
that is always in demand,
at a wedding or soirée;

we are beautifully dressed
by a firm in Budapesth;
In the Pink Hungarian way.

We have Germans from Berlin,
Two Italians and a Finn,
and at least one Englishman,

But about the only kind
that you simply cannot find,
is a real Hungarian.

We're The Pink Hungarian Band;
When we play the latest march,
we are heard at Marble Arch;

Other lots sound grand
in the large Queen's Hall,

But the big Pink Band
is the noisiest of all.

[Chorus] They're the Pink Hungarian Band,
When they play the latest march
they are heard at Marble Arch;

Other lots sound grand
in the large Queen's Hall,

But the big Pink Band
is the noisiest of all.

[Barry] When I came to London first,
with a fiddle and a thirst,
there was no one knew me here;

And I had to play for long
at a Café Restaurant,
for my food and lager beer.

But I saved a pound or so,
and I looked about Soho,
till I found some bandsmen there;

Then I hired some fancy suits
and a gross of Hessian boots,
and I made them grow their hair.

They're the Pink Hungarian band;
though they may not know their notes,
they are all in braided coats.

When we take our stand
at a fine State Hall,

Then the great Pink Band
makes the biggest row of all.

[Chorus] They're the Pink Hungarian band;
though they may not know their notes,
they are all in braided coats.

When they take their stand
at a fine State Hall,

Then the great Pink Band
makes the biggest row of all.

[Barry] I am quite the biggest boom,
in a modern supper room,
when I start to improvise;

For I play and walk around,
and it costs you just a pound
if you chance to meet my eyes!

When I try a plaintive strain,
in the proper gypsy vein,

you can see the ladies droop,
Till the manager declares

I must play some lively airs,
or their tears will spoil the soup.

In the Pink Hungarian band,
When I say that I will play,
half the ladies faint away;

And when I begin at my feet they fall,
for the Violin is the biggest swell of all.

[Chorus] In the Pink Hungarian band,
When he says that he will play,
half the ladies faint away;

And should he begin at his feet they fall,
for the Violin is the biggest swell of all.

[Barry] It is just a fortnight since,
I was playing for a Prince,
who had married someone rich;

she'd a million dollars down,
and her name was Smith or Brown,
but I don't remember which.

So I played my sweetest tune
at the Wedding afternoon,

and the bride turned white and red,
and declared she'd changed her mind,

and would leave the Prince behind,
and go off with me instead.

In the Pink Hungarian band,
I do not think very much
about Duchesses and such,

All the maidens fair follow where I call,
for my lovely hair is the ruin of them all.

[Chorus] In the Pink Hungarian band,
he does not think very much
about Duchesses and such,

All the maidens fair follow at his call,
for his lovely hair is the ruin of them all.

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The Pink Hungarian Band 1902 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 24 Apr 2001

The Pink Hungarian Band 1902 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 24 Apr 2001
The Pink Hungarian Band 1902 A Country Girl (No.23)
Music by Lionel Monckton
Lyrics by Adrian Ross
sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 24 Apr 2001
in association with Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones