I Know A Band 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 2 Sep 2009
2009

When you talk about music
I've something to say
something to say to you,
my middle name is Melody
and I live on Harmony
I've heard the very best bands
in the land
Sousa and Herbert and Pryor
but when all is said and done
I'm gonna tell you folks 'bout one.

I know a band that needs no leader
and it hails from Dixieland,
Tho' very small still with it all
they play like no one can.
There's just a cornet,
drums and violin
a piano and a flute,
Rags of classics
they can play
you're taste they're bound to suit
this little band
that needs no leader is known
in ev'ry land
they've got a reputation
for playing syncopation
and they're in demand
if you want to keep
your steady girl at hoome,
get yourself a combination
all your own
like this little band
that needs no leader
and that hails from Dixieland.

I know a band that needs no leader
and it hails from Dixieland,
Tho' very small still with it all
they play like no one can.
There's just a cornet,
drums and violin
a piano and a flute,
Rags of classics
they can play
you're taste they're bound to suit
this little band
that needs no leader is known
in ev'ry land
they've got a reputation
for playing syncopation
and they're in demand
if you want to keep
your steady girl at hoome,
get yourself a combination
all your own
like this little band
that needs no leader
and that hails from Dixieland.

If you want to be happy
and want to have fun
I'll tell you what to do
just get yourselves
a dancing mate
don't you dare to hesitate,
hop in a taxi
and drive to a ball
where latest dances prevail
you will sure find gaiety
and that's the place
you're bound to see.

I know a band that needs no leader
and it hails from Dixieland,
Tho' very small still with it all
they play like no one can.
There's just a cornet,
drums and violin
a piano and a flute,
Rags of classics
they can play
you're taste they're bound to suit
this little band
that needs no leader is known
in ev'ry land
they've got a reputation
for playing syncopation
and they're in demand
if you want to keep
your steady girl at hoome,
get yourself a combination
all your own
like this little band
that needs no leader
and that hails from Dixieland.

I know a band that needs no leader
and it hails from Dixieland,
Tho' very small still with it all
they play like no one can.
There's just a cornet,
drums and violin
a piano and a flute,
Rags of classics
they can play
you're taste they're bound to suit
this little band
that needs no leader is known
in ev'ry land
they've got a reputation
for playing syncopation
and they're in demand
if you want to keep
your steady girl at hoome,
get yourself a combination
all your own
like this little band
that needs no leader
and that hails from Dixieland.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Know A Band 1919
(That Needs No Leader)
Music by Nat Vincent
Lyrics by Blanche Franklyn
© MCMXIX by Jack Mills Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 2 September 2009 at 14.15
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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