Don't You Want A Paper, Dearie? 1906 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 09 Mar 2005

By the seashore,
close together sitting,
were a youth and miss.
Time was short,
the hours were swiftly flitting;
how they wished a kiss!
Other eyes were looking at them shyly,
till the maid blushed red!
Then he bought a paper and, so slyly,
to the maid he said:

Don't you want a paper, dearie?
Read it through and through.
Tales of war and tales of money,
things that people do;
Tales of lovers true for ever,
just like me and you!
Look a little closer, dearie,
that's in the paper too.

Don't you want a paper, dearie?
Read it through and through.
Tales of war and tales of money,
things that people do;
Tales of lovers true for ever,
just like me and you!
Look a little closer, dearie,
that's in the paper too.

So they made believe to read the paper;
clever little game!
Till the rest observed their little caper,
thought they'd try the same.
Ev'ryone a paper seemed a needing,
newsboys hummed the tune.
Then they sat in couples, closely reading,
all the afternoon.

Don't you want a paper, dearie?
Read it through and through.
Tales of war and tales of money,
things that people do;
Tales of lovers true for ever,
just like me and you!
Look a little closer, dearie,
that's in the paper too.

Don't you want a paper, dearie?
Read it through and through.
Tales of war and tales of money,
things that people do;
Tales of lovers true for ever,
just like me and you!
Look a little closer, dearie,
that's in the paper too.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Don't You Want A Paper, Dearie? 1906 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Paul West
© MCMVI by T.B.Harms Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 09 March 2005 at 17.40
in association with Doug Grierson
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