Mignonette 1907 'The Red Mill'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Jan 2004

I'll tell you all her history,
there isn't any mystery regarding Mignonette,
She's now upon the stage
and she's at present all the rage
and she's a blonde, a bleached brunette.
She's pretty, she's petite,
with dainty head and tiny feet,
she has a figure
that would make a saint forget.
She wears the latest clothes
and ev'rywhere she goes,
you'll hear them whisper,
that is Mignonette.

For Mignonette is a soubrette
and in the papers she is called
"The People's Pet!"
But she is petted too in private
and she hopes to soon arrive at
a position in a most expensive set.
My word!
For she has met
for she has met
a baronet
a baronet
who just for love of her
has run himself in debt.
In debt you bet.
She has a fine tiararara
and an auto touring car,
a very thrifty girl is Mignonette.
For she has met
for she has met
a baronet
a baronet
who just for love of her
has run himself in debt.
She has a fine tiararara
and an auto touring car,
a very thrifty girl is Mignonette.

To managers she'll only say:
"There's nothing doing, on your way."
This haughty Mignonette,
Reporters crowd around her door!
She sees them all and sends for more.
For they're her one best bet!
Modlates are very glad
to furnish dresses for the ad,
and they have named for her
the latest cigarette.
The agents send her wines
in hopes that when she dines,
their brand may be the choice of Mignonette.

For Mignonette is a soubrette
and in the papers she is called
"The People's Pet!"
But she is petted too in private
and she hopes to soon arrive at
a position in a most expensive set.
My word!
For she has met
for she has met
a baronet
a baronet
who just for love of her
has run himself in debt.
In debt you bet.
She has a fine tiararara
and an auto touring car,
a very thrifty girl is Mignonette.
For she has met
for she has met
a baronet
a baronet
who just for love of her
has run himself in debt.
She has a fine tiararara
and an auto touring car,
a very thrifty girl is Mignonette.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mignonette 1907
Lyrics by Henry Blossom
Music by Victor Herbert
copyright MCMVII by M. Witmark and Sons.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 13 January 2004 at 16.40
in association with Doug Grierson
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David Montgomery and Fred A. Stone in
Chas. Dillingham's Production "The Red Mill."
Music by Victor Herbert. Book & Lyrics by Henry Blossom.
Henry Blossom Publication: New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1907.
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