I've Got The Finest Man 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 July 2012
2012

Happy, happy,
happy little bird am I
I want to fly
here's the reason why,
I met a mighty pleasing gent
who caught my eye,
the rest I guess you know.
Sure do love him, goodness knows,
he made me love him
from head to toes;
I'm so jealous of him
that I have to pinch and shove him,
I just love him so.

I've got the finest man
Oh, lawd!
I've got the kindest man;
goin' to buy for him an aeroplane,
so the both of us can sail
above the ocean,
and feel the dreamy motion,
while in that loving notion;
here's my plan,
I'll take a weddin' ban'
Goin' to slip it on his little han'
and when my darling finds
he's growing old,
with silver threads among the gold,
I still will say
I've got the finest man.

I've got the finest man
Oh, lawd!
I've got the kindest man;
goin' to buy for him an aeroplane,
so the both of us can sail
above the ocean,
and feel the dreamy motion,
while in that loving notion;
here's my plan,
I'll take a weddin' ban'
Goin' to slip it on his little han'
and when my darling finds
he's growing old,
with silver threads among the gold,
I still will say
I've got the finest man.

Happy, happy,
happy little bird am I
I want to fly
here's the reason why,
My honey had such taking ways,
he took my eye,
and all my rings as well;
Took my watch,
and pawned my fob,
took all my wages
but not my job;
Took the picture easels,
finally he took the measles,
still I'm here to yell,

I've got the finest man
Oh, lawd!
I've got the kindest man;
goin' to buy for him an aeroplane,
so the both of us can sail
above the ocean,
and feel the dreamy motion,
while in that loving notion;
here's my plan,
I'll take a weddin' ban'
Goin' to slip it on his little han'
and when my darling finds
he's growing old,
with silver threads among the gold,
I still will say
I've got the finest man.

I've got the finest man
Oh, lawd!
I've got the kindest man;
goin' to buy for him an aeroplane,
so the both of us can sail
above the ocean,
and feel the dreamy motion,
while in that loving notion;
here's my plan,
I'll take a weddin' ban'
Goin' to slip it on his little han'
and when my darling finds
he's growing old,
with silver threads among the gold,
I still will say
I've got the finest man.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I've Got The Finest Man 1912
Music by James Reese Europe
Lyrics by Henry S. Creamer
© 1912 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 3 July 2012 at 21.20
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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