My Sweetie's Not Green 1927

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 27 April 2012
2012

My baby's not the baby
that she used to pretend
I used to think
that she was innocent.
I used to be so careful
lest that girl I'd offend
I didn't think she knew
what loving meant.
I thought no one had kissed her
and no one had held her hand,
But now I find my castle, boys,
was built upon the sand.

My sweetie's not green
that's why I'm blue
I never knew
she knew what I knew.
I thought I would teach her
the secret of love.
And what lovers do
when the moon shines above
Ev'ry time I kissed her
well it seemed a surprise
but now I know
that what she said
and looked were just lies.
My sweetie's not green
you see what I mean
that's why I'm blue.

My sweetie's not green
that's why I'm blue
I never knew
she knew what I knew.
I thought I would teach her
the secret of love.
And what lovers do
when the moon shines above
I took her out to lunch today
but never again,
tho' I suggested lemon squash
she would have champagne.
My sweetie's not green
you see what I mean
that's why I'm blue.

My baby didn't seem to be
a girl of today,
nor do the things
the other babies do.
She didn't smoke or dance a lot
and always would say
her father was the only man she knew.
But I telephoned her yesterday
she said: "Is that you, James?"
Her voice was very loving
but that's not one of my names.

My sweetie's not green
that's why I'm blue
I never knew
she knew what I knew.
I thought I would teach her
the secret of love.
And what lovers do
when the moon shines above
Ev'ry time I kissed her
well it seemed a surprise
but now I know
that what she said
and looked were just lies.
My sweetie's not green
you see what I mean
that's why I'm blue.

My sweetie's not green
that's why I'm blue
I never knew
she knew what I knew.
I thought I would teach her
the secret of love.
And what lovers do
when the moon shines above
I took her out to lunch today
but never again,
tho' I suggested lemon squash
she would have champagne.
My sweetie's not green
you see what I mean
that's why I'm blue.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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My Sweetie's Not Green 1927
Music by Billy Barnes
Lyrics by Ronald Frankau
© MCMXXVII by Cecil Lennox Ltd.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 27 April 2012 at 14.11
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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