Ebony Rhapsody 1934

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 10 Sep 2002

I took a cruise upon a steamer
to the Isle of Martinique.
I had the blues until I landed
on the Isle of Martinique.
I felt so gay there,
the hours seemed to fly.
Wished I could stay there,
and had a darned good reason why.

There's rhythm down in Martinique Isle
that has any minuet beat a mile
for low down quality.
And they call it the Ebony Rhapsody.
Instead of payin' music like you do,
they supply a little classical voodoo;
they keep swingin' that thing
while singin' that Ebony Rhapsody.
It's got those licks, it's got those tricks,
that Mister Liszt would never recognise.
It's got that beat, that tropic heat,
they shake until they make
the old thermometer rise.
Oh, Lawdy, yes they have bandanas;
they go to market singin' Hode Hosannas,
swayin' to that Ebony Rhapsody.

There's rhythm down in Martinique Isle
that has any minuet beat a mile
for low down quality.
And they call it the Ebony Rhapsody.
Instead of payin' music like you do,
they supply a little classical voodoo;
they keep swingin' that thing
while singin' that Ebony Rhapsody.
It's got those licks, it's got those tricks,
that Mister Liszt would never recognise.
It's got that beat, that tropic heat,
they shake until they make
the old thermometer rise.
Oh, Lawdy, yes they have bandanas;
they go to market singin' Hode Hosannas,
swayin' to that Ebony Rhapsody.

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Ebony Rhapsody 1934
by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow
copyright MCMXXXIV by Paramount Productions Music Corp.
assigned MCMXXXIV to Famous Music Corp. N.Y.C.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Tuesday 10 September 2002 at 16.30
in association with Doug Grierson
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