At The Yiddisher Ball 1912

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 02 Sep 2004

In our neighborhood we have,
what you call,
once a year a sociable ball,
what a time, there's everything you wish,
every one is dressed from soup to fish;
You take Rifky,
she looks pretty nifty,
don't you mind to bring the lunch,
it only costs you fifty,
there'll be wine
and everything that's fine
at the Yiddish Sociable Ball.

At the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball,
there'll be only class,
or there'll be nothing at all,
And when that orchestra plays
Yiddish Kazotskys and Bombershays,
at the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball.
We'll make monkeydoodles 'round the hall,
Out upon the floor I'll be Jakey on the spot,
doing the kosher turkey trot,
at that first class Yiddisher Sociable,
[Spoken:] Remember, fifty cents admits
the ladies and the gents.
[Sung:] At that first class
Yiddisher Sociable Ball.

At the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball,
there'll be only class,
or there'll be nothing at all,
And when that orchestra plays
Yiddish Kazotskys and Bombershays,
at the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball.
We'll make monkeydoodles 'round the hall,
Out upon the floor I'll be Jakey on the spot,
doing the kosher turkey trot,
at that first class Yiddisher Sociable,
[Spoken:] Remember, fifty cents admits
the ladies and the gents.
[Sung:] At that first class
Yiddisher Sociable Ball.

I have tickets here
I don't want to keep,
say you'll come,
I'll give you them cheap;
I'll sing there if you will surely come,
I'll knock then from the seats
singing ChilliBomBom;
A theater won't be half so good,
don't stay away
treat yourself just like you should;
once a year, you know, you should appear
at the Yiddish Sociable Ball.

At the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball,
there'll be only class,
or there'll be nothing at all,
And when that orchestra plays
Yiddish Kazotskys and Bombershays,
at the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball.
We'll make monkeydoodles 'round the hall,
Out upon the floor I'll be Jakey on the spot,
doing the kosher turkey trot,
at that first class Yiddisher Sociable,
[Spoken:] Remember, fifty cents admits
the ladies and the gents.
[Sung:] At that first class
Yiddisher Sociable Ball.

At the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball,
there'll be only class,
or there'll be nothing at all,
And when that orchestra plays
Yiddish Kazotskys and Bombershays,
at the ball, at the ball,
at the Yiddisher Ball.
We'll make monkeydoodles 'round the hall,
Out upon the floor I'll be Jakey on the spot,
doing the kosher turkey trot,
at that first class Yiddisher Sociable,
[Spoken:] Remember, fifty cents admits
the ladies and the gents.
[Sung:] At that first class
Yiddisher Sociable Ball.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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At The Yiddisher Ball 1912
Music by Harry Piani
Lyrics by Joe McCarthy
© MCMXII by Leo Feist Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 02 September 2004 at 21.42
in association with Doug Grierson
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