Dancing Fool 1922

James Pitt-Payne, London UK -  04 Dec 2004

Oh! Listen to that melody;
your dancing eyes are tempting me;
the band ought to play on for ever;
while we two are dancing together.
My heart just seems to syncopate,
I know I've met my dancing fate;
A feeling new, thrills me thru,
can't resist, I must dance with you.

Come on and dance,
I feel so happy;
Come on and dance, we'll make it snappy!
Now don't refuse,
my sweet and pretty;
Oh! Oh! Come on, let's go!
So put your feet, with me in motion;
we'll roll along, just like the ocean;
'cause in my head,
I've got a notion,
you'll marry a dancing fool.

Come and cuddle up
and I'll whisper something to you.
I've a feeling that I'm falling honey, for you.
Say the word and soon
we'll have a wonderful honeymoon.

Come on and dance,
I feel so happy;
Come on and dance, we'll make it snappy!
Now don't refuse,
my sweet and pretty;
Oh! Oh! Come on, let's go!
So put your feet, with me in motion;
we'll roll along, just like the ocean;
'cause in my head,
I've got a notion,
you'll marry a dancing fool.

You are my dance affinity,
we move in perfect harmony;
and while we step to the metre,
I ask you what could be sweeter?
Tho' I have danced with many more,
it never seemed like this before;
and soon we'll ride, side by side,
a dancing fool with his dancing bride.

Come on and dance,
I feel so happy;
Come on and dance, we'll make it snappy!
Now don't refuse,
my sweet and pretty;
Oh! Oh! Come on, let's go!
So put your feet, with me in motion;
we'll roll along, just like the ocean;
'cause in my head,
I've got a notion,
you'll marry a dancing fool.

Come and cuddle up
and I'll whisper something to you.
I've a feeling that I'm falling honey, for you.
Say the word and soon
we'll have a wonderful honeymoon.

Come on and dance,
I feel so happy;
Come on and dance, we'll make it snappy!
Now don't refuse,
my sweet and pretty;
Oh! Oh! Come on, let's go!
So put your feet, with me in motion;
we'll roll along, just like the ocean;
'cause in my head,
I've got a notion,
you'll marry a dancing fool.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Dancing Fool 1922
Music by Ted Snyder
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith & Francis Wheeler
© MCMXXII by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
In my opinion Ted Snyder repeatedly seems to have been the
master of the ragtime song from the work of his I have
sequenced. This is just splendid and I would usually have played
it at full ragtime tempo.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 04 December 2004 at 21.15
in association with Doug Grierson
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