Didn't You Believe? 1921 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 Jun 2008
2008

When I used to look in a booklet
that I took from Grandad's knee,
Stories I would find of a kind
that were designed to tickle me,
Mary quite contrary with a fairy
who could make her garden grow,
Jack the giant killer, Cinderella,
with the prince who loved her so,
I thought that they all were true, dear,
did you, dear?

Didn't you believe
that the bears would catch
the naughty children?
Didn't you believe
you could wish upon a load of hay?
Didn't you believe Santa Claus
would scramble down the chimney,
to leave a lot of little toys,
then, without a bit of noise,
he could drive away?
Didn't you believe that a man
got in the moon in some way?
Didn't you believe that a fairy story
could come true?
Didn't you believe
it was absolutely sure that some day
A fellow just like me
would find a little girl to love,
like you?

Didn't you believe
that the bears would catch
the naughty children?
Didn't you believe
you could wish upon a load of hay?
Didn't you believe Santa Claus
would scramble down the chimney,
to leave a lot of little toys,
then, without a bit of noise,
he could drive away?
Didn't you believe that a man
got in the moon in some way?
Didn't you believe that a fairy story
could come true?
Didn't you believe
it was absolutely sure that some day
A fellow just like me
would find a little girl to love,
like you?

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Didn't You Believe? 1921 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Anne Caldwell
© MCMXXI by T.B.Harms Co. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 30 June 2008 at 15.40
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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