Blow Your Horn 1915

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 28 Dec 2003

Barnum and Bailey
were wonderful showmen
in the theatrical world;
there are no men,
who would claim to be their equal;
and the sequel
was, they made the "tin,"
packed them in ev'ry season,
I know it well, and I'll tell you the reason;
They were a pair of handbill throwers,
Horn blowers.
You must talk about yourself
or they'll put you on the shelf.

Blow your horn,
let 'em know you're comin',
Blow your horn,
that'll start 'em hummin,'
Just make a whole lot of noise.
The only way to collar
ev'ry dollar, is to holler,
Mister Barnum said,
Ev'ry other minute
there's another one born,
You'll strike it just like Barnum,
make 'em like it, Gosh darn 'em,
Yell out, you'll sell out,
if you'll only blow your horn.

Blow your horn,
let 'em know you're comin',
Blow your horn,
that'll start 'em hummin,'
Just make a whole lot of noise.
The only way to collar
ev'ry dollar, is to holler,
Mister Barnum said,
Ev'ry other minute
there's another one born,
You'll strike it just like Barnum,
make 'em like it, Gosh darn 'em,
Yell out, you'll sell out,
if you'll only blow your horn.

Some people argue against advertising,
How they can feel,
as they do, is surprising.
I'm a walking eight sheet poster,
I'm a boaster.
The red, white and blue
and it's value was doubted
Till Georgie Cohen started singing about it.
Now ev'ry one, who was against it,
commenced it.
You will be a household word,
if you just make yourself heard.

Blow your horn,
let 'em know you're comin',
Blow your horn,
that'll start 'em hummin,'
Just make a whole lot of noise.
The only way to collar
ev'ry dollar, is to holler,
Mister Barnum said,
Ev'ry other minute
there's another one born,
You'll strike it just like Barnum,
make 'em like it, Gosh darn 'em,
Yell out, you'll sell out,
if you'll only blow your horn.

Blow your horn,
let 'em know you're comin',
Blow your horn,
that'll start 'em hummin,'
Just make a whole lot of noise.
The only way to collar
ev'ry dollar, is to holler,
Mister Barnum said,
Ev'ry other minute
there's another one born,
You'll strike it just like Barnum,
make 'em like it, Gosh darn 'em,
Yell out, you'll sell out,
if you'll only blow your horn.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Blow Your Horn 1915
by Irving Berlin
copyright 1915 by Irving Berlin Inc.
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 28 December 2003 at 22.12
in association with Doug Grierson
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