Bow'ry Lil 1934

by James Pitt-Payne, London - 05 Jan 2006
2006

Beale Street Bill was the lowest of the low,
he made his dough through the sale of snow.
He was a wicked man.
He was a wicked man.
He had his eye on Bow'ry Lil,
thought he would teach her
to smoke the Pill.
He was a wicked lad.
He was really bad.

Here is the tale of Beale Street Bill,
who fell for a dame named Bow'ry Lil,
but Lil was a lady so refined,
and she didn't go in for the Bow'ry kind.
Lil had a flame, a Dope Squad Cop,
who fitted her up in a nice hat shop.
He swore that he'd turn his heat on Bill,
if he didn't lay off his Bow'ry Lil.
Then one night Bill kidnapped Lil;
put knockout drops in her gin
but Lil's hot flame,
with his beaters came, said:
"Pardon me, but I must bust in."
Now Bill's on icecold storage meat,
two little tags on his flat feet,
the cop got the dame named Bow'ry Lil,
and the worms will be getting
old Beale Street Bill.

Here is the tale of Beale Street Bill,
who fell for a dame named Bow'ry Lil,
but Lil was a lady so refined,
and she didn't go in for the Bow'ry kind.
Lil had a flame, a Dope Squad Cop,
who fitted her up in a nice hat shop.
He swore that he'd turn his heat on Bill,
if he didn't lay off his Bow'ry Lil.
Then one night Bill kidnapped Lil;
put knockout drops in her gin
but Lil's hot flame,
with his beaters came, said:
"Pardon me, but I must bust in."
Now Bill's on icecold storage meat,
two little tags on his flat feet,
the cop got the dame named Bow'ry Lil,
and the worms will be getting
old Beale Street Bill.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Bow'ry Lil 1934
Words and Music by Harry Roy
© MCMXXXIV by Campbell, Connelly Co. Ltd. London
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 05 Januray 2006 at 17.43
in association with Doug Grierson
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