Blue Danube Blues 1921 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Jun 2006
2006

[Bill:] When a chap would utter words
that make him stutter to a girlie sweet,
at her stare he's well aware
that he has lots of hands and feet,
Then some kind musician
seeing his position
softly starts to play,
his arm slips in haste
round her slender waist
and quite boldly he'll say:

I'll be the bluest of the blue
when I'm without you,
the truest of the true,
I'll never doubt you,
how wonderful that you
with all the world from which to choose,
selected me to be the apple of your eye.
I can't resist you
and that's the reason why
I kissed you when the band was playing
the tunes that set you swaying:
The Blue Danube Blues.
That sweet old strain
we hear again
The Danube Blue
each note rang true
for other ears
in bygone years
so don't refuse
when we choose play
the old Blue Danube Blues.
I'll be the bluest of the blue
when I'm without you
the truest of the true,
I'll never doubt you
how wonderful that you
with all the world from which to choose
selected me to be the apple of your eye.
I can't resist you
and that's the reason why
I kissed you when the band was playing
the tune that sets you swaying:
The Blue Danube Blues.

[Rosemarie:] Playing all alone
a kid of seven
in the park across the way
I thought I was nearing heaven
when the band began to play,
ev'ry sweet and pretty shopgirl
in the city
danced there with her beau,
Now my man I've found,
Mister stick around
since I met you I know

I'll be the bluest of the blue
when I'm without you,
the truest of the true,
I'll never doubt you,
how wonderful that you
with all the world from which to choose,
selected me to be the apple of your eye.
I can't resist you
and that's the reason why
I kissed you when the band was playing
the tunes that set you swaying:
The Blue Danube Blues.
That sweet old strain
we hear again
The Danube Blue
each note rang true
for other ears
in bygone years
so don't refuse
when we choose play
the old Blue Danube Blues.
I'll be the bluest of the blue
when I'm without you
the truest of the true,
I'll never doubt you
how wonderful that you
with all the world from which to choose
selected me to be the apple of your eye.
I can't resist you
and that's the reason why
I kissed you when the band was playing
the tune that sets you swaying:
The Blue Danube Blues.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Blue Danube Blues 1921 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Anne Caldwell
© MCMXXI by T.B.Harms Co.   N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 28 June 2006 at 13.01
in association with Doug Grierson
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