Dumpty-Deedle-Dee-Dum-Dee 1918

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 05 Mar 2003

You'll read about a fun'ral
going through Berlin,
'twill be the last of Kaiser Bill,
we'll all be rid of him,
they got a nice kimona
all fixed to put him in,
it's made of wood to make it good,
they have it lined with tin.
And Morgan will be there,
you bet he will,
to play the funeral march for Kaiser Bill.

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
and no matter were he'd be
all the fellows would come,
while he played on the organ,
all together they'd hum,
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
and no matter were he'd be
all the fellows would come,
while he played on the organ,
all together they'd hum,
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

When Private Willie Morgan
sailed across the sea
he bought a new mouth organ
just to keep him company
he was always playing
the same old melody,
and they came back with ev'rything,
it sounded good to me.
They never seem to sing a single word,
this is about the only thing I heard:

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
When they got in the fighting
that was regular fun!
And if they captured a German,
they'd teach the sucker to hum;
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
When they got in the fighting
that was regular fun!
And if they captured a German,
they'd teach the sucker to hum;
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

The Gen'ral gave the Yankees
orders to advance;
and when they started firing
they made the Germans dance.
Nothing seemed to stop them,
they took a daring chance,
and they came back with ev'rything,
except the Kaiser's pants.
They stood the German pris'ners in a ring,
and all of a sudden
the Germans heard them sing:

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
The Yanks took up a collection
and bought a beautiful drum
for the Prince and the Kaiser,
to keep in time when they hum;
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
The Yanks took up a collection
and bought a beautiful drum
for the Prince and the Kaiser,
to keep in time when they hum;
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

How soon they'll capture Berlin,
it ought to be a cinch;
the German guns they take
will sure come handy in a pinch.
They're bound to get the Kaiser,
and then they'll get the Prince,
instead of looking like a peach,
they'll each look like a quince,
and they'll sit Willie Morgan on the throne,
And start to sing
when Willie gives the tune:

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
When they bury the Kaiser,
Gee, but that will be fun.
They'll carve a note on his gravestone,
and this is how it will run:
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

DumptyDeedleDeeDumDee,
DumptyDeedleDeeDum,
When they bury the Kaiser,
Gee, but that will be fun.
They'll carve a note on his gravestone,
and this is how it will run:
DumptyDeedleDee, DumptyDeedleDee
Kaiser Bill's a bum!

Soft karaoke
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Dumpty-Deedle-Dee-Dum-Dee 1918
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Hal Crane
copyright MCMXVIII by M. Witmark and Sons
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 05 March 2003 at 19.25
in association with Doug Grierson
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