Harmonica Dan 1936

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12 Jun 2005

Goodbye Crooner, that will do,
don't want any songs from you,
we want Harmonica Dan!
Pack up, Fiddler, you can go
take your fiddle and your bow,
we want Harmonica Dan!
Why is he the star of Radio
Listen in to him and then you'll know

If you want to hear wonder harmonies,
want to know what the Opera "Carmen" is,
Hear Harmonica Dan!
Every fiddler and every celloist
must admit that his tone's the melloist
Hear Harmonica Dan!
When he's playing,
Angels seem to float about;
He's found that lost chord
the poet wrote about!
When he's playing it, pianissimo,
Girls all cry and say:
"Let me kiss him, oh!
Dear Harmonica Dan!

If you want to hear wonder harmonies,
want to know what the Opera "Carmen" is,
Hear Harmonica Dan!
Every fiddler and every celloist
must admit that his tone's the melloist
Hear Harmonica Dan!
When he's playing,
Angels seem to float about;
He's found that lost chord
the poet wrote about!
When he's playing it, pianissimo,
Girls all cry and say:
"Let me kiss him, oh!
Dear Harmonica Dan!

As the Bee in sunny hours
draws sweet honey from the flowers,
so does Harmonica Dan.
Draw sweet music all the time
from a thing that cost a dime;
he's some Harmonica man!
Lovesick maidens whisper: "You're divine!
Don't use that mouth organ Dan, use mine!"

If you want to hear wonder harmonies,
want to know what the Opera "Carmen" is,
Hear Harmonica Dan!
Every fiddler and every celloist
must admit that his tone's the melloist
Hear Harmonica Dan!
When he's playing,
Angels seem to float about;
He's found that lost chord
the poet wrote about!
When he's playing it, pianissimo,
Girls all cry and say:
"Let me kiss him, oh!
Dear Harmonica Dan!

If you want to hear wonder harmonies,
want to know what the Opera "Carmen" is,
Hear Harmonica Dan!
Every fiddler and every celloist
must admit that his tone's the melloist
Hear Harmonica Dan!
When he's playing,
Angels seem to float about;
He's found that lost chord
the poet wrote about!
When he's playing it, pianissimo,
Girls all cry and say:
"Let me kiss him, oh!
Dear Harmonica Dan!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Harmonica Dan 1936
Music by Harris Weston
Lyrics by R. P. Weston & Bert Lee
© 1936 by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., London
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 12 June 2005 at 21.11
in association with Doug Grierson
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