I Want To Powder My Nose 1910

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24 July 2010
2010

Sweet Mabel was pretty
accomplished and witty;
But somehow she had a red nose.
Her Mother allowed her
a lot of face powder,
for her nose was red as a rose.
One night Bill McCarty
took her to a party
And asked for just one little kiss.
She cried: "I'm so nervous,
Some one might observe us,"
and then with a blush told him this:

I want to powder my nose
My tiny nose, my shiny nose.
My nose gets red when I talk to you
What is a poor gentle girl to do.
I've got powder enough
my powder puff
is right in my muff.
I like hugs and kisses
like most other misses
But I want to powder my nose.

I want to powder my nose
My tiny nose, my shiny nose.
My nose gets red when I talk to you
What is a poor gentle girl to do.
I've got powder enough
my powder puff
is right in my muff.
I like hugs and kisses
like most other misses
But I want to powder my nose.

She tried Christian Science
but put no reliance
in what all the "skin" doctors said.
While out in Altoona,
she tried some Peruna
But still Mabel's nose remained red.
Then big Bill McCarty
who thinks he's a smarty said:
"Mabel your nose is all right,
It looks like a cherry,
but someday we'll marry
Then Mabel cried out in delight.

I want to powder my nose
My tiny nose, my shiny nose.
My nose gets red when I talk to you
What is a poor gentle girl to do.
I've got powder enough
my powder puff
is right in my muff.
I like hugs and kisses
like most other misses
But I want to powder my nose.

I want to powder my nose
My tiny nose, my shiny nose.
My nose gets red when I talk to you
What is a poor gentle girl to do.
I've got powder enough
my powder puff
is right in my muff.
I like hugs and kisses
like most other misses
But I want to powder my nose.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Want To Powder My Nose 1910
Music and Lyrics by Abe Olman
© MCMX by Will Rossiter, Chicago
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 24 July 2010 at 11.19
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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