Hortense 1921

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Jan 2010
2010

The other day I met a jay
his name was Hezekiah,
I had to grin to hear him chin
about his hearts desire
I said I bet your little pet
is just a real vampire.
He answered hey there pal
she ain't that kind a gal.

Oh! Oh! Oh! my sweet Hortense
she ain't good lookin'
but she's got good sense.
Before I kiss Hortense
I always buy a nickles worth of peppermints
Rain makes flowers pretty I hear
I hope it pours on her for a year.
That would be immense
Yer never met a gal like sweet Hortense.

Oh! Oh! Oh! my sweet Hortense
she ain't good lookin'
but she's got good sense.
Before I kiss Hortense
I always buy a nickles worth of peppermints
She's got dandy teeth in her mouth
one points north and the other points south.
Say they're both immense
yer never met a gal like sweet Hortense.

And by the way I'd like to say
he took 'er to the preacher,
The preacher said come right ahead
I'm mighty glad to meet yer
He whispered Hez
the good book says
that you're a lucky creature,
and when he kissed the bride
we're even Hezie cried:

Oh! Oh! Oh! my sweet Hortense
she ain't good lookin'
but she's got good sense.
Before I kiss Hortense
I always buy a nickles worth of peppermints
Rain makes flowers pretty I hear
I hope it pours on her for a year.
That would be immense
Yer never met a gal like sweet Hortense.

Oh! Oh! Oh! my sweet Hortense
she ain't good lookin'
but she's got good sense.
Before I kiss Hortense
I always buy a nickles worth of peppermints
She's got dandy teeth in her mouth
one points north and the other points south.
Say they're both immense
yer never met a gal like sweet Hortense.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
*
Hortense 1921
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Joe Young & Sam M.Lewis
© MCMXXI by Irving Berlin Inc. - New York City
*
sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 15 January 2010 at 22.54
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
*