Humpty Dumpty 1916 'The Century Girl'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 09 Mar 2004

You've read the story many times
in Mother Goose or nurs'ry rhymes
of Humpty Dumpty's tumble from the wall!
And what the tale would teach is
that the altitude we reach is
apt to make us hit the harder
when we fall!
And though the story doesn't tell
exactly why or how he fell,
no doubt if you'll investigate,
you'll find,
that some untrue or jealous friend,
to satisfy a selfish end,
sneaked up on him
and pushed him from behind!

Learn a lesson
from the tale of Humpty Dumpty!
And the way in which
he came to lose his seat.
For that sad and sudden cropper,
must have jarred him good and proper,
as I'm sure he never lit upon his feet!
Though the king with men and horses
may have tried to,
They could never put him back upon the wall!
When he fell and he was bumped,
he put the "bump" in Humpty Dumpty
so be careful how you're pushed
and where you fall!

Learn a lesson
from the tale of Humpty Dumpty!
And the way in which
he came to lose his seat.
For that sad and sudden cropper,
must have jarred him good and proper,
as I'm sure he never lit upon his feet!
Though the king with men and horses
may have tried to,
They could never put him back upon the wall!
When he fell and he was bumped,
he put the "bump" in Humpty Dumpty
so be careful how you're pushed
and where you fall!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Humpty Dumpty 1916
Lyrics by Henry Blossom
Music by Victor Herbert
© MCMXVI by T.B.Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 09 March 2004 at 16.48
in association with Doug Grierson
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Introduced in Charles Dillingham & Florenz Ziegfeld's Presentation
"The Century Girl"
Lyric by Henry Blossom. Music by Victor Herbert.
Victor Herbert Publication: New York: T.B. Harms, 1916
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