Oh! Nina 1923 'The Rainbow'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 Jan 2005

Nina was a little girl
when she began to learn the concertina
[The concertina.]
Classic music she would rag
till neighbours tried to gag
her concertina
[Her concertina.]
Boys would linger,
never go away,
and night and day
you'd hear them say...

Nina won't you play some music
Oh Nina
Nina play your concertina, do.
When you're in the musical arena
surely no one ever could be keener.
Get your nimble fingers busy,
Oh Nina
Can't you see we want some harmony
Play it fast or play it slow,
but Oh Nina,
play some music for me!

Nina won't you play some music
Oh Nina
Nina play your concertina, do.
When you're in the musical arena
surely no one ever could be keener.
Get your nimble fingers busy,
Oh Nina
Can't you see we want some harmony
Play it fast or play it slow,
but Oh Nina,
play some music for me!

Nina when she went to bed
would place beneath her head
her concertina.
[Her concertina.]
Neighbours thought it rather steep,
she got playing in her sleep
the concertina.
[The Concertina.]
When she married
one fine day in June,
her husband said:
"Before the honeymoon."

Nina won't you play some music
Oh Nina
Nina play your concertina, do.
When you're in the musical arena
surely no one ever could be keener.
Get your nimble fingers busy,
Oh Nina
Can't you see we want some harmony
Play it fast or play it slow,
but Oh Nina,
play some music for me!

Nina won't you play some music
Oh Nina
Nina play your concertina, do.
When you're in the musical arena
surely no one ever could be keener.
Get your nimble fingers busy,
Oh Nina
Can't you see we want some harmony
Play it fast or play it slow,
but Oh Nina,
play some music for me!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Oh! Nina 1923 Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Clifford Grey - 1887-1941
Online Resources: http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-an5631489
from The Revue - "The Rainbow"
© 1923 by Harms Inc. New York
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 30 January 2005 at 01.26
in association with Doug Grierson
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