At The Seaside 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 5 Sep 2008
2008

When you're feeling
not exactly extra fine,
to the seaside,
where the lobsters love to shine,
off you gaily trot,
choose a quiet spot,
noted for its bracing air
and girls, why not?
In the evening you stroll out upon the sand,
and by the ocean blue,
couples there galore,
are spooning on the shore,
and suddenly it dawns on you most clearly.

Ev'rybody's doing it at the seaside,
Ev'rybody's doing it by the sea,
what makes the couples cling together,
together?
Perhaps the weather
Why is it they must hold each other?
It's quite a mystery to me,
for hours and hours and hours they stop
chewing the same old lollipop,
for ev'rybody's doing it by the sea.

Ev'rybody's doing it at the seaside,
Ev'rybody's doing it by the sea,
what makes the couples cling together,
together?
Perhaps the weather
oh, what a picture in the moonlight!
None care a continental D,
and in the water Jane and Sal,
are giving their feet their annual
for ev'rybody's doing it by the sea.

Johnson thinks he'll spend
a weekend by the foam,
leaves his wife and dog
to watch the house at home!
That night, on the pier,
with a saucy dear,
Johnson's going strong
till on a seat quite near,
spots a couple in a very fond embrace.
He seems to know her fizz,
murmurs bless my life,
that does look like the wife,
he looks again and finds it is,
Oh Johnson!

Ev'rybody's doing it at the seaside,
Ev'rybody's doing it by the sea,
what makes the couples cling together,
together?
Perhaps the weather
Why is it they must hold each other?
It's quite a mystery to me,
for hours and hours and hours they stop
chewing the same old lollipop,
for ev'rybody's doing it by the sea.

Ev'rybody's doing it at the seaside,
Ev'rybody's doing it by the sea,
what makes the couples cling together,
together?
Perhaps the weather
oh, what a picture in the moonlight!
None care a continental D,
and in the water Jane and Sal,
are giving their feet their annual
for ev'rybody's doing it by the sea.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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At The Seaside 1913
Words & Music by Kenneth Lyle & Bert Lee
© MCMXIII by M.Witmark & Sons.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 5 September 2008 at 16.48
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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