Harem Life 1919 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919"

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 01 Nov 2006
2006

While trav'ling through Turkey,
in my dreams,
I chanced to stray
right into a harem
and it seems
They let me stay.
I spoke to the Sultan's fav'rite wife
before I fled
I asked her how she liked harem life
Here's what she said:

Living in a Harem
what a life
ne'er a thought of care or strife.
Waiting on the Sultan
night and day
ever ready
to obey.
He keeps me dancing
morning, noon and night;
dancing fills 'im with delight.
I am black and blue
from the dance I do
but outside of that
ev'ry little thing's all right.

Living in a Harem
what a life
ne'er a thought of care or strife.
Waiting on the Sultan
night and day
ever ready
to obey.
He keeps me dancing
morning, noon and night;
dancing fills 'im with delight.
I am black and blue
from the dance I do
but outside of that
ev'ry little thing's all right.

I wanted to know how many wives
the Sultan had
she answered each day
a wife arrives
fresh from Baghdad.
How did he continue on that plan
so many years.
She answered: "He's just a poor old man
with young ideas."

Living in a Harem
what a life
ne'er a thought of care or strife.
Waiting on the Sultan
night and day
ever ready
to obey.
He keeps me dancing
morning, noon and night;
dancing fills 'im with delight.
I am black and blue
from the dance I do
but outside of that
ev'ry little thing's all right.

Living in a Harem
what a life
ne'er a thought of care or strife.
Waiting on the Sultan
night and day
ever ready
to obey.
He keeps me dancing
morning, noon and night;
dancing fills 'im with delight.
I am black and blue
from the dance I do
but outside of that
ev'ry little thing's all right.

Soft karaoke
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piano
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Harem Life 1919
from "Ziegfeld Follies of 1919"
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© 1919 by Irving Berlin Inc.  N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 01 November 2006 at 4.55pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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