I Wish The Band Would Play 1903

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 6 Jun 2009
2009

When the frost goes away
and the sun comes to stay
then it's summer
and fun is beginning,
for the girls and the boys,
it brings many joys,
and the young folks
they then have their inning,
Your ballrooms in Winter
can never compare
to the places in Summer you know,
you ride on a trolley
to get the fresh air,
and sing this song
when things get slow.

I wish the band would play,
I wish the band would play,
A twostep or Lancers
a Waltz or Quadrille,
any old thing for I cannot keep still;
I wish the band would play
the songs we hear each day,
with the music before us
we'll all sing the chorus:
"I wish the band would play."

I wish the band would play,
I wish the band would play,
A twostep or Lancers
a Waltz or Quadrille,
any old thing for I cannot keep still;
I wish the band would play
the songs we hear each day,
with the music before us
we'll all sing the chorus:
"I wish the band would play."

When your day's work is through
and you've nothing to do,
take the girl you love best
out a strolling,
hold your head up with pride,
when she's by your side,
for to be in love is so consoling,
don't take up her time
by telling her tales,
while the dancers
are gliding along,
show the girl of your choice
that you have a good voice,
and join with the crowd in this song.

I wish the band would play,
I wish the band would play,
A twostep or Lancers
a Waltz or Quadrille,
any old thing for I cannot keep still;
I wish the band would play
the songs we hear each day,
with the music before us
we'll all sing the chorus:
"I wish the band would play."

I wish the band would play,
I wish the band would play,
A twostep or Lancers
a Waltz or Quadrille,
any old thing for I cannot keep still;
I wish the band would play
the songs we hear each day,
with the music before us
we'll all sing the chorus:
"I wish the band would play."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Wish The Band Would Play 1903
Music by T.Mayo Geary
Lyrics by Harry J.Breen
© 1903 by The American Advance Music Co. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 6 June 2009 at 10.34
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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