Jimmy Valentine 1911

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 April 2011
2011

When the stars above are blinking,
and the house is dark and still,
and a sound comes clink, clink, clinking
from the nearby window sill,
if you see a figure crouching
in the ghostly pale moonshine,
and the bullseye gleams
thro' your startled dreams,
then it's Jimmy Valentine.

Look out, look out,
look out for Jimmy Valentine,
For he's a pal of mine,
a sentimental crook,
with a touch that lingers
in his sandpaper fingers,
he can find the combination
of your pocket book.
Look out, look out,
for when you see his lantern shine
that's the time to jump right up
and shout Help!
He'd steal a horse and cart,
he'd even steal a girlies heart,
when Jimmy Valentine gets out.

Look out, look out,
look out for Jimmy Valentine,
For he's a pal of mine,
a sentimental crook,
with a touch that lingers
in his sandpaper fingers,
he can find the combination
of your pocket book.
Look out, look out,
for when you see his lantern shine
that's the time to jump right up
and shout Help!
He'd steal a horse and cart,
he'd even steal a girlies heart,
when Jimmy Valentine gets out.

Through a mask two eyes gleam brightly,
as they rove in search of loot,
while a voice remarks politely,
"If you move an inch I'll shoot,
I'm a souvenir collector,
so you have no cause for fright,"
Then he bows away
with your last week's pay
and he wishes you: "Good Night."

Look out, look out,
look out for Jimmy Valentine,
For he's a pal of mine,
a sentimental crook,
with a touch that lingers
in his sandpaper fingers,
he can find the combination
of your pocket book.
Look out, look out,
for when you see his lantern shine
that's the time to jump right up
and shout Help!
He'd steal a horse and cart,
he'd even steal a girlies heart,
when Jimmy Valentine gets out.

Look out, look out,
look out for Jimmy Valentine,
For he's a pal of mine,
a sentimental crook,
with a touch that lingers
in his sandpaper fingers,
he can find the combination
of your pocket book.
Look out, look out,
for when you see his lantern shine
that's the time to jump right up
and shout Help!
He'd steal a horse and cart,
he'd even steal a girlies heart,
when Jimmy Valentine gets out.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Jimmy Valentine 1911
dedicated to H.B.Warner
Music by Gus Edwards
Lyrics by Edward Madden
© 1911 by Gus Edwards Inc. Music Pub.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 28 April 2011 at 10.08
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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