Francis And Day's 54th Piano Selection 1941

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 07 May 2005

Johnny Peddler,
each morning on the dot
if it is cold or hot
or if it rains or not
right at a certain spot,
Mister Johnny Peddler comes along.
People love to listen to his song
"If you want this, I got
If you want that, I got
A little kiss, I got,
a coat or hat, I got
Anything at all you want to buy
and I guarantee to satisfy
and if the one you love
is tired of your steaks and chops
I got something makes him think
you're still the tops
if you want dreams I got
and have I got, you bet
and if you need a lot
If I ain't got, I get
Johnny Peddler's always on the spot
and if you need happiness, I got.

Wasn't it a lucky thing
that we got caught in the rain,
and found ourselves on the doorstep
of Number Ten Lullaby Lane?
And wasn't it a lucky thing
the man came out to explain,
that we were just the right people
for Number Ten Lullaby Lane.
He told us we could move right in
if we would sign the lease,
but when we said we weren't wed,
he said he was also the Justice of the Peace,
so if you're in the neighbourhood,
and you get caught in the rain,
you'll find us waitin' to greet you at
Number Ten Lullaby Lane.

You don't have to tell me, I know,
the touch of your lips told me so
and I know in my heart that we're drifting apart
but if you love another then I'll let you go,
but someday you'll find your mistake
and whose heart is going to break,
when the new love foresakes you?
It's the old love that takes you
it's no use pretending, and so
You don't have to tell me, I know.

Two dreams met,
they knew of two hearts that were lonely
that could be so happy
if only they found romance.
Two dreams met,
they said we must go out and find them,
and then as we tiptoe behind them
we'll make them dance.
A band was softly playing,
sweet music filled the air,
"Turn around," my dream kept saying;
I did, and you were there.
Then two hearts met,
a beautiful love affair started
the dreams winked their eyes and departed,
they knew that their work was done
for two lonely hearts were one.

Love at last
the spell of it,
love at last,
the swell of it,
holds me fast and won't let me go.
Love at last
it's known to be unsurpassed,
it's grown to be mine at last
I welcome it so
I found my happiness supreme
and then you fanned the flames
and like the murmur of a dream,
I heard you breath my name
and there you stood
the same as I dreamed you would
a flame that I thought was past
my first love at last.

How's about a little ramble in the moonlight?
How's about a little cuddle down the lane?
How's about a little this
and a little bit of that?
How's about a little singing in the rain?
How's about a little sentimental dreaming?
How's about a little benching in the park?
How's about a little gaze at the jewelry display?
How's about a little kissing in the dark?
HiHo, HiHo,
I want the world to know
HiHo, let's go
for the tickets that'll shuffle us to Buffalo.
How's about a little breakfast in the morning?
In a pretty little bungalow for two
How's about a little go
at some lullabydiho
Gosh! I'd like it, would ja like it too?

I understand
and darling you are not to blame
if when we kiss it's not the same,
I understand
it's not your fault
because your heart has changed its mind,
you didn't mean to be unkind,
I understand
for getting you will be far from easy.
I've grown so used to your charms
I'll miss that old thrill
and no one can fill
the place here in my arms.
But if you find
our love was really meant to be,
then darling hurry back to me,
and I'll understand.

America, I love you
you're like a sweetheart of mine
from ocean to ocean
for you my devotion
is touching each boundary line.
Just like a little baby
climbing its mother's knee
America, I love you
and there's a hundred million others like me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 07 May 2005 at 10.31
in association with Doug Grierson
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Francis & Day's 54th Piano Selection 1941
Arr. Clifford Greenwood
© 1941 by Francis, Day & Hunter
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Johnny Pedlar - Brown, de Almeida & Nesdan
Number Ten Lullaby Lane - Carlton & Bob Warren
You Don't Have To Tell Me - Noel & Pelosi
Two Dreams Met - Gordon & Harry Warren
Love At Last - Cherkose & Press
How's About! - Connor & Sherwin
I Understand - Gannon & Wayne
America I Love You - Leslie & Gottelier
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