Let's Call The Whole Thing Off 1937 'Shall We Dance?'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Dec 2005

Things have come to a pretty pass,
our romance is growing flat,
for you like this and the other
while I go for this and that.
Goodness knows what the end will be;
Oh, I don't know where I'm at
it looks as if we two
will never be one,
something must be done.

You say eether and I say either,
you say neether and I say nyther,
eether, either,
neether, nyther,
let's call the whole thing off!
You like potato and I like potahto,
you like tomato and I like tomahto,
potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto!
Let's call the whole thing off!
But oh if we call the whole thing off,
then we must part and Oh!
If we ever part,
then that might break my heart!
So, if you like pajamas and I like pajahmas,
I'll wear pajamas and give up pajahmas,
for we know we need each other,
so we better call the calling off off.
Let's call the whole thing off!

You say laughter and I say lawfter,
you say after and I say awfter,
laughter, lawfter, after, awfter,
let's call the whole thing off!
You like vanilla and I like vanella,
you, sa's' parilla and sa's' parella;
vanilla, vanella, Choc'late, straw'bry!
Let's call the whole thing off!
But oh if we call the whole thing off,
then we must part and Oh!
If we ever part,
then that might break my heart!
So off you go for oysters
and I go for ersters,
I'll order oysters and cancel the ersters,
for we know we need each other,
so we better call the calling off off.
Let's call the whole thing off!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Let's Call The Whole Thing Off 1937 Gershwin
from "Shall We Dance?"
by George & Ira Gershwin
© 1937 by Chappell & Co. Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 10 December 2005 at 19.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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