Me No Sabee 1904

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Dec 2011
2011

Once at Tonquin China
stopped a big ocean liner
where an army captain
thought he'd see the sights.
Iee! Iee!
There he met a Chinee maiden
dewey eyes, affection laden,
and he tried to win her love by Yankee rights.

Iee! Iee!

Told her how he loved her,
But somehow it didn't move her
so he stole up to her Chinese House one night.

Iee! Iee!

There a song of love he sung,
thro' the chilly night it rung,
then she spoke,
his senses to delight.

"Me no sabee" what you hab to say,
so you'd better come another day.
'Twas no use convincing
was no other way.
"Me no sabee"
what you hab to say.

"Me no sabee" what you hab to say,
so you'd better come another day.
'Twas no use convincing
was no other way.
"Me no sabee"
what you hab to say.

He spoke with her mother
also her Chinee brother,
offered her his heart and hand thro' all this life.

Iee! Iee!

But they didn't like his namee
and it struck her just the samee,
that she'd sooner single be
than called his wife.

Iee! Iee!

He showed no alarmy
but like soldiers of the army
he made up his mind
to steal this Chinee maid.

Iee! Iee!

He found trouble all his own,
for the Chinee maid had flown,
but she left a note which plainly said:

"Me no sabee" what you hab to say,
so you'd better come another day.
'Twas no use convincing
was no other way.
"Me no sabee"
what you hab to say.

"Me no sabee" what you hab to say,
so you'd better come another day.
'Twas no use convincing
was no other way.
"Me no sabee"
what you hab to say.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Me No Sabee 1904
An Army Episode in China
by Theo Northrup
© MCMIV by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 13 December 2011 at 20.45
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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