Hello America Hello 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Feb 2008
2008

At a wireless telephone
a Yankee boy sat all alone,
in a foreign land
where he took his stand,
far away from home.
'What's the matter, Operator?'
I heard him say,
'Can't you see I'm in an awful hurry,
why this delay, hello, hello.'
'Go ahead, there's your party.'

Hello, America, Hello.
I thought I'd phone and let you know
that I'm returning
to the land that gave me birth,
to the greatest place on earth,
and the folks at home
that I left alone,
way down in Dixie,
what ho, America,
What ho!
Just tell the sweetest girl I know,
that some day,
when the sun is sinking in the West,
I'll say to the land that I love the best,
Hello, America, Hello.

Hello, America, Hello.
I thought I'd phone and let you know
that I'm returning
to the land that gave me birth,
to the greatest place on earth,
and the folks at home
that I left alone,
way down in Dixie,
what ho, America,
What ho!
Just tell the sweetest girl I know,
that some day,
when the sun is sinking in the West,
I'll say to the land that I love the best,
Hello, America, Hello.

'What's the trouble wireless man,
Why should I wait in Amsterdam,
for an hour or two, on account of you?
Tell me if you can.'
'Just a minute, Mister Yankee,
please hold the line,
and I'll try to get you back your party,
just take your time,
Hello, Hello.
Go ahead they are waiting.'

Hello, America, Hello.
I thought I'd phone and let you know
that I'm returning
to the land that gave me birth,
to the greatest place on earth,
and the folks at home
that I left alone,
way down in Dixie,
what ho, America,
What ho!
Just tell the sweetest girl I know,
that some day,
when the sun is sinking in the West,
I'll say to the land that I love the best,
Hello, America, Hello.

Hello, America, Hello.
I thought I'd phone and let you know
that I'm returning
to the land that gave me birth,
to the greatest place on earth,
and the folks at home
that I left alone,
way down in Dixie,
what ho, America,
What ho!
Just tell the sweetest girl I know,
that some day,
when the sun is sinking in the West,
I'll say to the land that I love the best,
Hello, America, Hello.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Hello America Hello 1917
Words & Music by Geo.Fairman
© 1917 by McCarthy & Fisher Inc. - New York City
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, LondonUK
on Thursday 28 February 2008 at 20.17
in association with Doug Grierson
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