King Kazoo of Kakaroo 1901 'Hoity Toity'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 04 Aug 2005

When I sailed away as horseshoer's mate
on the good ship "Awful Thing"
I didn't suspect that the hand of fate
would land me for a King.
But a big Simoon dropped me all alone
on the shores of Kakaroo
and I got the choice of mountin' the throne
or being an Irish stew.

So they made me a ragtime Cannibal King
And they all flopped down
when I pulled the string
Forty thousand coons did the Kangaroo
to King Kazoo of Kakaroo.

When I'd held the throne for a day or two
I went in for dress reform.
It didn't work well for in Kakaroo
A palm leaf fan's too warm
but I made them change their bill of fare
and be vegetarian zigs.
But as nothing but the devil
is raised out there
I lived eight months on figs.

And so now I'm a ragtime Cannibal King
And they all flopped down
when I pulled the string
but any other kind of a job will do
for King Kazoo of Kakaroo.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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King Kazoo of Kakaroo 1901
Lyrics by Edgar Smith - Music by John Stromberg
Selections From Weber & Field's New Burlesque Production
"Hoity Toity"
Sung by John T. Kelly
© MCMI by M. Witmark & Sons, New York
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 04 August 2005 at 14.06
in association with Doug Grierson
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