Murder! 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 9 Jan 2010
2010

There's murder in the air,
There's murder in the air,
no matter where you go,
here, there, ev'rywhere,
a thousand people stare,
a thousand people glare,
while syncopated jazz hounds
steal, kill, and scare,
This terror spreading band
is scattered o'er the land
all armed with saxophones
and jazz trombones
they wield with murderous hand.

Hear that crying, dying moan,
Help! Help! Help!
Oh! oo oo
Hear their victims sigh and groan,
Help! Help! Help!
Oh! oo oo
With villainous glee
they go on a spree
Then they ruin
with their bluein'
some good melody...

Oh!
Just hear that banjo,
Oh!
And that piano,
it's murder, it's murder,
it's wrong, all wrong,
what they do to a wonderful song,
with a hoot and a toot
they loot it,
And yet....
it's fascinating,
like a honeymoon
because ev'rybody dances
when a jazz band murders
a good old tune.

Oh!
Just hear that banjo,
Oh!
And that piano,
it's murder, it's murder,
it's wrong, all wrong,
what they do to a wonderful song,
with a hoot and a toot
they loot it,
And yet....
it's fascinating,
like a honeymoon
because ev'rybody dances
when a jazz band murders
a good old tune.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Murder! 1920
Committed by Byron Gay
© MCMXX by Leo Feist Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 9 January 2010 at 15.58
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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