New York Town For Mine 1905 JPitt-Payne

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 6May2014
2014

I've been in ev'ry land and clime
from China to The Strand,
But these to me ain't one, two, three,
with dear old Yankee Land.
For when I roam,
I think of home
so far across the brine,
Then murmur softly to myself:
"It's old New York for mine!"

The Frenchman loves his Paris
for its women, wine and mirth,
The English think that London is
the greatest town on earth.
The Irish love Killarney and
the Germans love the Rhine,
but tell it loud in ev'ry crowd
it's New York Town for mine.

The Frenchman loves his Paris
for its women, wine and mirth,
The English think that London is
the greatest town on earth.
The Irish love Killarney and
the Germans love the Rhine,
but tell it loud in ev'ry crowd
it's New York Town for mine.

I've seen the lights of London Town
and those of Paris gay.
They may be fair
but don't compare
with our own great white way.
In France I heard the Marseillaise
and castanets in Spain,
and knew I'd give my life to hear
that Yankee Doodle strain.

The Frenchman loves his Paris
for its women, wine and mirth,
The English think that London is
the greatest town on earth.
The Irish love Killarney and
the Germans love the Rhine,
but tell it loud in ev'ry crowd
it's New York Town for mine.

The Frenchman loves his Paris
for its women, wine and mirth,
The English think that London is
the greatest town on earth.
The Irish love Killarney and
the Germans love the Rhine,
but tell it loud in ev'ry crowd
it's New York Town for mine.

I've shaken hands with Kaiser Bill
and diplomats of State.
I've wined and dined with other kind
of people not so great.
But when my host asked
for a toast
and raised the foaming stein,
I've loudly cried in joy and pride:
"New York for me and mine!"

The Frenchman loves his Paris
for its women, wine and mirth,
The English think that London is
the greatest town on earth.
The Irish love Killarney and
the Germans love the Rhine,
but tell it loud in ev'ry crowd
it's New York Town for mine.

The Frenchman loves his Paris
for its women, wine and mirth,
The English think that London is
the greatest town on earth.
The Irish love Killarney and
the Germans love the Rhine,
but tell it loud in ev'ry crowd
it's New York Town for mine.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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New York Town For Mine 1905 JPitt-Payne
Music by Albert von Tilzer
Lyrics by Earle C. Jones
© MCMV by The York Music Co.  New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 6 May 2014 at 16.53
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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