Kangaroo Hop 1916

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 02 Jun 2006
2006

Honey dear, honey dear,
do you hear that tune?
Oh, it's a queer, very queer,
little raggy tune
but it's a bear of an air
on the mournful saxophone.
If you dance, take a chance
when you hear them playing it;
you'll learn to do it mighty soon.
Follow me closely now,
and I will show you how
we rag that tune.

You start a hop, hop, hopping along
now watch your Pop and you won't go wrong,
you put your arms around me
good and tight
with all your might,
just a little closer,
then you rock, rock, rock like a chair;
you'll hear the folks declare,
It's a Bear.
When you get the swing
you bug the leader not to stop
a playing the Kangaroo Hop.

You start a hop, hop, hopping along
now watch your Pop and you won't go wrong,
you put your arms around me
good and tight
with all your might,
just a little closer,
then you rock, rock, rock like a chair;
you'll hear the folks declare,
It's a Bear.
When you get the swing
you bug the leader not to stop
a playing the Kangaroo Hop.

All the swells, and the belles
dance the Kangaroo
out in the west
it's the best little thing they do.
Turn to the East of the North,
or the South you'll see it too.
Millionaires, Bull and Bears,
also their stenographers
keep dancing till the lights go out.
Pa says I've wurk'it all day,
but when that tune they play,
you'll hear him shout:

You start a hop, hop, hopping along
now watch your Pop and you won't go wrong,
you put your arms around me
good and tight
with all your might,
just a little closer,
then you rock, rock, rock like a chair;
you'll hear the folks declare,
It's a Bear.
When you get the swing
you bug the leader not to stop
a playing the Kangaroo Hop.

You start a hop, hop, hopping along
now watch your Pop and you won't go wrong,
you put your arms around me
good and tight
with all your might,
just a little closer,
then you rock, rock, rock like a chair;
you'll hear the folks declare,
It's a Bear.
When you get the swing
you bug the leader not to stop
a playing the Kangaroo Hop.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Kangaroo Hop 1916
Music by Melville Morris
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
© MCMXVI by Jerome H. Remick & Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 02 June 2006 at 20.40
in association with Doug Grierson
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