Bolsheviki 1918

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 25 Feb 2008
2008

A gay young New York lad
went to Petrograd
where he met a shy young Russian lady
by the name of Sadie,
I love you, he cried,
Will you be my bride?
Leave with me today
and we'll be married on the other side,
but the maid replied:

Bolsheviki, Bolsheviki
if you go I'll tell you whatski
I'll get what Lenine gave Trotsky
Bolsheviki you're too tricky,
I'm young but I'm intelligent you see
If I am your heart's desire
Marry me first in case of fire,
you can Kid McCoy
but you can't Bolsheviki me.

Bolsheviki, Bolsheviki
Over there the price is steep
My Dad's a Rabbi
he'll wed us cheap
Oh Bolsheviki you're too tricky
I'm young but I'm intelligent you see,
I'll go with you on your New York jog
if you go by way of the synagog
you can Kid McCoy
but you can't Bolsheviki me.

I mean well, he said
surely we'll be wed
but to catch the next boat we must hurry.
So, don't you worry,
Come on let us fly
my money, dear, will buy
anything and ev'rything
in N. Y. that you spy,
but she still replied:

Bolsheviki, Bolsheviki
if you go I'll tell you whatski
I'll get what Lenine gave Trotsky
Bolsheviki you're too tricky,
I'm young but I'm intelligent you see
If I am your heart's desire
Marry me first in case of fire,
you can Kid McCoy
but you can't Bolsheviki me.

Bolsheviki, Bolsheviki
Over there the price is steep
My Dad's a Rabbi
he'll wed us cheap
Oh Bolsheviki you're too tricky
I'm young but I'm intelligent you see,
I'll go with you on your New York jog
if you go by way of the synagog
you can Kid McCoy
but you can't Bolsheviki me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Bolsheviki 1918
Comic Song
by George White & Arthur Jackson
© MCMXVIII by Jerome H.Remick & Co. - N.Y. & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 25 February 2008 at 12.36
in association with Doug Grierson
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