Mother Goose 1913 'Sweethearts'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 07 Jan 2004

Mother Goose had an awful time,
with the children that she had,
they thought up every childish crime,
that could be done in nursery rhyme,
and nearly drove her mad.
One daughter whom she called BoPeep,
went out one day and lost her sheep;
Jack Horner could not keep his thumb
from Christmas Pies especially plum;
and Jack and Jill went up the hill,
a trip which ended in a spill.
So Mother Goose one morning took
and shut them in a book.

Dear old, queer old Mother Goose,
we gather about you.
Curly heads love to look
in your great story book;
what would all the kiddies do without you?
Fair old, rare old nurs'ry days,
too quickly you perish,
but as fond memory back to childhood strays,
Mother Goose we cherish.

With Boy Blue, Tommy Tucker too,
and Jack Sprat who fat reviled,
and one who was so wondrous wise
he jumped and scratched out
both his eyes.
Poor Mother Goose was wild.
Miss Muffet could not keep away
from spiders with her curds and whey;
and one that she called
"My son John"
went off to bed with his stockings on;
and Humpty Dumpty on the wall
rolled off and had a frightful fall.
Now if you'll read her book then you
will know what not to do.

Dear old, queer old Mother Goose,
we gather about you.
Curly heads love to look
in your great story book;
what would all the kiddies do without you?
Fair old, rare old nurs'ry days,
too quickly you perish,
but as fond memory back to childhood strays,
Mother Goose we cherish.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mother Goose 1913
Lyrics by Robert B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
copyright 1913 by G. Schirmer
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 07 January 2004 at 13.28
in association with Doug Grierson
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Presented by Werba & Luescher with Christie Macdonald
in the cast 'Sweethearts.' Comic Opera in Two Acts.
Book by Harry B. Smith & Fred. De Gressac.
Lyrics by Robert B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert.
Fred. De Gressac Robert B. Smith Victor Herbert Publication:
New York: G. Schirmer, 1913.
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