Mary McGee 1907 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Jun 2006
2006

What makes a man
when very very deeply in love,
waste his time talking
of bright stars above?
That's not the way
that my old father tried,
Dad sang this song
when he courted his bride:

Won't you listen to me, Mary McGee?
In my little kitchen
a queen you will be!
Of your halibut steak,
I'd like to partake.
Oh, Mary McGee, come
and do the cooking for me.

Won't you listen to me, Mary McGee?
In my little kitchen
a queen you will be!
I'm just dying to get
a nice omelette,
Oh, Mary McGee,
come and do the cooking for me.

Dad had a pair of eyes for potatoes
when he was born,
also an excellent ear for good corn,
Steaks he could choose
without even a glance:
Eating was all that he knew of romance.

Won't you listen to me, Mary McGee?
In my little kitchen
a queen you will be!
Of your halibut steak,
I'd like to partake.
Oh, Mary McGee, come
and do the cooking for me.

Won't you listen to me, Mary McGee?
In my little kitchen
a queen you will be!
I'm just dying to get
a nice omelette,
Oh, Mary McGee,
come and do the cooking for me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mary McGee 1907 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by M.E.Rourke
© MCMXII by T.B.Harms Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 20 June 2006 at 10.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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