De Pullman Porters' Ball 1901 'Hoity-Toity'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 Nov 2004

'Twas a dream ob delight las' Saturday night
at Abram Lincoln Hall,
when de cullud elite was shakin' dere feet
at de Pullman porters ball;
dey was not out fo' cash
an' no common trash could mingle
for love or cush,
Yes had to be de fust ob de upper crust
to mingle wid dat push.

Oh! Dem kings ob de railroad downed 'em all,
an' dat Newport soci'ty's got to crawl,
ev'ry coon worth a million
in de ragtime cotillion
at de Pullman Porters Ball.

[Dance:]

Oh! Dem kings ob de railroad downed 'em all,
an' dat Newport soci'ty's got to crawl,
ev'ry coon worth a million
in de ragtime cotillion
at de Pullman Porters Ball.

All de walls ob de room was gaily festooned
wid water melon vine,
dey polished de flo' for a week or mo'
wid de fines' bacon rin'
dere was all kinds o' grub an'
wine by de tub
an' music by Skidmore's Band;
an' ev'ry dusky belle
had a bouquet to smell,
in her white lily hand.

Oh! Dem kings ob de railroad downed 'em all,
an' dat Newport soci'ty's got to crawl,
ev'ry coon worth a million
in de ragtime cotillion
at de Pullman Porters Ball.

[Dance:]

Oh! Dem kings ob de railroad downed 'em all,
an' dat Newport soci'ty's got to crawl,
ev'ry coon worth a million
in de ragtime cotillion
at de Pullman Porters Ball.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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De Pullman Porters' Ball 1901
Lyrics By Edgar Smith. Music By John Stromberg
Sung by Fritz William [in] Weber & Field's
New Burlesque production - "Hoity-Toity"
© MCMI by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 26 November 2004 at 20.28
in association with Doug Grierson
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