Bill 1927 'Showboat'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 08 Apr 2004

I used to dream that I would discover
the perfect lover some day.
I knew I'd recognize him
if ever he came 'round my way.
I always used to fancy then,
he'd be one of the Godlike kind of men;
with a giant brain and a noble head,
like the heroes bold in the books I read.

But along came Bill,
who's not the type at all.
You'd meet him on the street
and never notice him;
his form and face, his manly grace
are not the kind that you
would find on a statue,
and I can't explain,
it's surely not his brain
that makes me thrill.
I love him because he's wonderful,
because he's just old Bill.

He's just my Bill, an ordinairy boy,
he hasn't got a thing that I can brag about;
and yet to be upon his knee
so comfy and roomy feels natural to me,
and I can't explain,
it's surely not his brain
that makes me thrill.
I love him because he's I don't know....
because he's just my Bill.

He can't play golf, or tennis, or polo,
or sing a solo, or row.
He isn't half as handsome
as dozens of men that I know.
He isn't tall and straight and slim;
and he dresses far worse than Ted or Jim;
and I can't explain
why he should be just the one,
one man in the world for me.

But along came Bill,
who's not the type at all.
You'd meet him on the street
and never notice him;
his form and face, his manly grace
are not the kind that you
would find on a statue,
and I can't explain,
it's surely not his brain
that makes me thrill.
I love him because he's wonderful,
because he's just old Bill.

He's just my Bill, an ordinairy boy,
he hasn't got a thing that I can brag about;
and yet to be upon his knee
so comfy and roomy feels natural to me,
and I can't explain,
it's surely not his brain
that makes me thrill.
I love him because he's I don't know....
because he's just my Bill.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Bill 1927 Showboat
Lyrics by Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE & Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Jerome Kern
© 1927 by T.B.Harms Inc. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 08 April 2004 at 18.26
in association with Doug Grierson
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Doug Grierson and I had the privilege of seeing this show in
Chicago in 1995 and again in Los Angeles in 1997.
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