I Wonder Why 1916 'Love O' Mike'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 05 Mar 2005

There are girls who love a man
if beauty alone is his;
Not for me, I cannot see
these modern Adonises,
Some girls fancy men of brains,
and to praise them take great pains,
I confess that brains means nothing to me.

I wonder why it is I love to look at you,
I can't imagine why, I only know I do.
Tho' others may your charm deny,
and be inclined my taste to guy
still I can linger, gaze and sigh,
I wonder why.

I wonder why it is
that when you sing a song,
That I can stop and look
and listen all day long.
And tho' your other hearers fly,
whenever you try notes too high,
unterrified I still stand by,
I wonder why.

Some girls praise Caruso's voice,
they say it's a miracle;
When I praise your singing
their remarks are satirical;
Ev'ry person to his choice,
I don't like men with a voice;
strange but true,
I'd rather listen to you.

I wonder why it is
that when you sing a song
That I can stop and look,
and listen all day long.
And tho' you with the greatest ease,
get off the whole darned bunch of keys,
it is a noise that seems to please,
I wonder why.

I wonder why it is I love to look at you,
I can't imagine why, I only know I do.
And tho' I know it seems absurd,
I hang up on your lightest word,
just like the serpent charms the bird,
I wonder why.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
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piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Wonder Why 1916 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
from "Love O' Mike"
© MCMXVI by T.B.Harms Inc. & Francis, Day & Hunter N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 05 March 2005 at 01.06
in association with Doug Grierson
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