My Cousin In Milwaukee 1932 'Pardon My English'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 05 Apr 2005

Once I visited my cousin,
in Milwaukee, U.S.A.,
She got boyfriends by the dozen
when she sang in a lowdown way.
She was a positive sensation;
the songs that she sung would never miss.
My cousin was my inspiration,
that's how I got like this!

I got a cousin in Milwaukee;
she's got a voice so squawky,
and though she's tall and kind of gawky,
oh, how she gets the men!
Her singing isn't operatic,
it's got a lot of static,
but makes your heart get acrobatic
nine times out of ten.
When she sings hot you can't be solemn,
it sends the shivers
up and down your spinal column;
when she sings blue, the men shout:
"What stuff! That baby is hot stuff!"
So if you like the way I sing songs,
if you think that I'm a wow,
you can thank my squawky cousin
from Milwaukee,
because she taught me how!

I got a cousin in Milwaukee;
she's got a voice so squawky,
and though she's tall and kind of gawky,
oh, how she gets the men!
Her singing isn't operatic,
it's got a lot of static,
but makes your heart get acrobatic
nine times out of ten.
When she sings hot you can't be solemn,
it sends the shivers
up and down your spinal column;
when she sings blue, the men shout:
"What stuff! That baby is hot stuff!"
So if you like the way I sing songs,
if you think that I'm a wow,
you can thank my squawky cousin
from Milwaukee,
because she taught me how!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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My Cousin In Milwaukee 1932 Gershwin
from "Pardon My English"
Music & Lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
© 1932 by WB Music Corp. (renewed)
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 05 April 2005 at 00.24
in association with Doug Grierson
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