Handle With Care 1907

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 11 Apr 2009
2009

Lincoln Ball, Jackson's Hall,
Dark society,
Clear the floor,
as thro' the door
enters Queenie Lee,
In a gown of orange brown,
With William Shakespeare Jones.
As round they glide,
to Bill, with pride,
she said in soothing tones:

Handle me with care, love,
Handle me with care;
Dance me gently round the hall,
don't disturb my hair.
Just came from the manicure
spent an hour there
dressed to kill.
be careful Bill
and handle me with care.

Handle me with care, love,
Handle me with care;
Dance me gently round the hall,
don't disturb my hair.
Just came from the manicure
spent an hour there
dressed to kill.
be careful Bill
and handle me with care.

Diamonds glare,
From her hair,
Coons just stand amazed,
Fishskin pearls and Hepner curls,
wenches fairly dazed.
Twostep Bill
just can't keep still
so let the music play.
Joins ev'ry dance,
can't miss a chance,
to hear his Queenie say:

Handle me with care, love,
Handle me with care;
Dance me gently round the hall,
don't disturb my hair.
Just came from the manicure
spent an hour there
dressed to kill.
be careful Bill
and handle me with care.

Handle me with care, love,
Handle me with care;
Dance me gently round the hall,
don't disturb my hair.
Just came from the manicure
spent an hour there
dressed to kill.
be careful Bill
and handle me with care.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Handle With Care 1907
Music by Jean Schwartz
Lyrics by William Jerome
© MCMVII by Jerome & Schwartz
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 11 April 2009 at 11.27
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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