I'm A Member Of The Midnight Crew 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 May 2009
2009

I hate a moral coward
one who lacks the manly spark,
I just detest the man afraid
to go home in the dark.
I always spend my evenings
where there's woman, wine and song.
But like a man,
I always bring my little wife along.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

The fun it doesn't start till twelve
on happy old Broadway,
so what's the use of going home
until the break of day.
Now something confidential, whisper,
not above a breath,
I once went home at two a.m.
and scared my wife to death.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

I never shall forget the night
I made six robbers run,
although I didn't have a knife
a blackjack or a gun,
I proved myself a hero
of a very high degree,
I ran got home and six of them
were running after me.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

There's nothing really nicer
than a wealthy water bun
with all the trimmings on the side,
a real expensive one,
and home sweet home is not exactly
just what I supposed
I love my home and ev'ry other place
in town is closed.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

I'm a member of the midnight crew
I'm a night owl
and a wise bird too,
Home with the milk in the morning
singing the same old song.
Rise with the moon
go to bed with the sun.
Early to bed
and you'll miss all the fun,
bring wife along and trouble,
it will never trouble you.
Make her a member of the midnight crew.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I'm A Member Of The Midnight Crew 1909
Music by Jean Schwartz
Lyrics by William Jerome
© MCMIX by The Cohan & Harris Pub. Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 21 May 2009 at 15.28
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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