Dat's Harmony 1911

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Oct 2004

Mister Schubert's serenade is grand
I certn'ly love to hear a big brass band
play Sousa's Marches by the score
an' I likes good op'ra what is more
Dat pleasing melody in F
is sho' some music well I guess
but folks make a mistake you see
when dey say dats all to harmony.

'Cause when your best girl says
you're her Marathon kid
Dats Harmony
when de wedding bells are ringing
like dey never did
Dats Harmony
When you stand befo de altar han' in han'
de preacher says to her
are you taking dis man
she steps right up says: "'Deed I am,"
Dats Harmony.

But when you wife says
come to your dinner John
Dats Harmony
when you jes gets a wiff
of what she's bringin' on
Dats Harmony
wid all da credit to a big brass band
de sweetest music in de land
is when you hear de sizzle from de fryin' pan
Dats Harmony

Of modern music I adore
dat Barbers chord of Mister Jefferson Lord
and dars dat thing the Minor Strain
it shore has got one sweet refrain
Dat every little movement thing
has got dos Streets of Cairo swing
don't think I can't appreciate
dat music 'cause it's great.

'Cause when your best girl says
you're her Marathon kid
Dats Harmony
when de wedding bells are ringing
like dey never did
Dats Harmony
When you stand befo de altar han' in han'
de preacher says to her
are you taking dis man
she steps right up says: "'Deed I am,"
Dats Harmony.

But when you wife says
come to your dinner John
Dats Harmony
when you jes gets a wiff
of what she's bringin' on
Dats Harmony
wid all da credit to a big brass band
de sweetest music in de land
is when you hear de sizzle from de fryin' pan
Dats Harmony

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Dat's Harmony 1911
Music by Bert Williams
Lyrics by Grant Clarke
© MCMXI by Jerome H. Remick & Co. N.Y. & Detroit
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 22 October 2004 at 19.58
in association with Doug Grierson
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