Nanking Blues 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 June 2012
2012

Over in Nanking
there is a songsing
sung by a tea house maid.
A sweet oriental so sentimental
wearing her gems of jade
just a little bit of melody
it has made a hit with each Chinee
they enjoy their music you see
with their tea.

Nanking songsing blues
that haunting taunting melody sweet
girls in satin shoes
keep time and rhyme
with cute little feet
pretty soon that tune
will echo through China
while the girls amuse
Mongolians with the Nanking Blues.

Nanking songsing blues
that haunting taunting melody sweet
girls in satin shoes
keep time and rhyme
with cute little feet
pretty soon that tune
will echo through China
while the girls amuse
Mongolians with the Nanking Blues.

Chinks up in Hong Kong
heard of the singsong
gaining so much renown;
They all uttered Pooh Pooh
then took the choochoo
trav'ling to Nanking town,
they were pessimistic
as could be
but they heard the song
and yelled with glee
now they stay in Nanking you see
sipping tea.

Nanking songsing blues
that haunting taunting melody sweet
girls in satin shoes
keep time and rhyme
with cute little feet
pretty soon that tune
will echo through China
while the girls amuse
Mongolians with the Nanking Blues.

Nanking songsing blues
that haunting taunting melody sweet
girls in satin shoes
keep time and rhyme
with cute little feet
pretty soon that tune
will echo through China
while the girls amuse
Mongolians with the Nanking Blues.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Nanking Blues 1920
from "Silks and Satins"
Music by Leon Rosebrook
Lyrics by Louis Weslyn & William Rock
© MCMXX by Jerome H.Remick & Co.  New York & Detroit
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 14 June 2012 at 23.43
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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