Hello Central, Give Me No Man's Land 1918 Al Jolson

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 06 Mar 2003

When the grey shadows creep,
and the world is asleep,
in the still of the night,
baby creeps down a flight.
First she looks all around,
without making a sound;
then baby toddles up to the telephone,
and whispers in a baby tone:

"Hello Central, give me No Man's Land,
my Daddy's there,
my Mamma told me;
she tiptoed off to bed,
after my pray'rs were said,
don't ring when you get my number,
or you'll disturb Mamma's slumber.
I'm afraid to stand here at the 'phone,
'cause I'm alone,
so won't you hurry;
I want to know why Mamma starts to weep,
when I say: 'Now I lay
me down to sleep,'
Hello Central give me No Man's Land."

"Hello Central, give me No Man's Land,
my Daddy's there,
my Mamma told me;
she tiptoed off to bed,
after my pray'rs were said,
don't ring when you get my number,
or you'll disturb Mamma's slumber.
I'm afraid to stand here at the 'phone,
'cause I'm alone,
so won't you hurry;
I want to know why Mamma starts to weep,
when I say: 'Now I lay
me down to sleep,'
Hello Central give me No Man's Land."

Through the curtains of night,
comes a beautiful light,
and the sunshine that beams,
finds a baby in dreams.
Mamma looks in to see,
where her darling can be;
she finds her baby still in her slumber deep,
a whisp'ring while she's fast asleep.

"Hello Central, give me No Man's Land,
my Daddy's there,
my Mamma told me;
she tiptoed off to bed,
after my pray'rs were said,
don't ring when you get my number,
or you'll disturb Mamma's slumber.
I'm afraid to stand here at the 'phone,
'cause I'm alone,
so won't you hurry;
I want to know why Mamma starts to weep,
when I say: 'Now I lay
me down to sleep,'
Hello Central give me No Man's Land."

"Hello Central, give me No Man's Land,
my Daddy's there,
my Mamma told me;
she tiptoed off to bed,
after my pray'rs were said,
don't ring when you get my number,
or you'll disturb Mamma's slumber.
I'm afraid to stand here at the 'phone,
'cause I'm alone,
so won't you hurry;
I want to know why Mamma starts to weep,
when I say: 'Now I lay
me down to sleep,'
Hello Central give me No Man's Land."

Soft karaoke
Words
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brass 75
flute
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piano t clef
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Hello Central, Give Me No Man's Land 1918 Al Jolson
Music by Jean Schwartz
Lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
copyright MCMXVIII by Waterson, Berlin and Snyder N.Y.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Thursday 06 March 2003 at 23.13
in association with Doug Grierson