Hi Lee Hi Lo 1923

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 Apr 2010
2010

Into China far away,
came a little German band one day,
started playing funny little tunes
on their trombones and bassoons.
"Velly velly nice," the Chinese said,
"Me likee tune me likee swing."
Now all over China land
you can hear them sing:

Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
From Pekin down to Shanghai town,
you can hear them sing it all around.
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Now ev'ry little Chinese sheik will shout:
"Me lovee sweet mama like sour krout."
Oh, those lieber Chinese bands,
that funny little tune
they hum it and they croon it
ev'rywhere they go,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Quite funny don't you think
to ev'ry little Chink
it means: "I love you so."

Singee songee sing alongee,
getee hot wow wow,
which means in Chinese language,
that a cat can't say Bowwow,
Makee Jazzee razzmatazzee
get hot lips, hot feet,
which means to Chinese girlie:
"Mister tell me when we eat."

Holee smokee hokee pokee,
birds nest and bees knees,
You can not find a reason why,
a Chinese pup has fleas,
SumGai, dumb guy,
don't know just why
this song's all the rage,
they ought to put the guys
who wrote it in a padded cage.

Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
From Pekin down to Shanghai town,
you can hear them sing it all around.
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Now ev'ry little Chinese sheik will shout:
"Me lovee sweet mama like sour krout."
Oh, those lieber Chinese bands,
that funny little tune
they hum it and they croon it
ev'rywhere they go,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Quite funny don't you think
to ev'ry little Chink
it means: "I love you so."

Chinese used to be quite slow,
ever since they learned "Hi Lee Hi Lo."
Ev'ry little Chink is full of pep,
and you ought to see their step.
Foxee fox Trot is all the rage,
they dance all day,
they dance all night,
when they hear their fav'rite tune,
they join with delight:

Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
From Pekin down to Shanghai town,
you can hear them sing it all around.
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Now ev'ry little Chinese sheik will shout:
"Me lovee sweet mama like sour krout."
Oh, those lieber Chinese bands,
that funny little tune
they hum it and they croon it
ev'rywhere they go,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Quite funny don't you think
to ev'ry little Chink
it means: "I love you so."

Singee songee sing alongee,
getee hot wow wow,
which means in Chinese language,
that a cat can't say Bowwow,
Makee Jazzee razzmatazzee
get hot lips, hot feet,
which means to Chinese girlie:
"Mister tell me when we eat."

Holee smokee hokee pokee,
birds nest and bees knees,
You can not find a reason why,
a Chinese pup has fleas,
SumGai, dumb guy,
don't know just why
this song's all the rage,
they ought to put the guys
who wrote it in a padded cage.

Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
From Pekin down to Shanghai town,
you can hear them sing it all around.
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Now ev'ry little Chinese sheik will shout:
"Me lovee sweet mama like sour krout."
Oh, those lieber Chinese bands,
that funny little tune
they hum it and they croon it
ev'rywhere they go,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Hi Lee, Hi Lo,
Quite funny don't you think
to ev'ry little Chink
it means: "I love you so."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Hi Lee Hi Lo 1923
Chop Suey a La Fox-ee Trot-ee
Music by Ira Schuster
Lyrics by Eugene West
© MCMXXIII by Leo Feist Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 14 April 2010 at 10.58
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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