Once-A-Year Day 1954 'The Pajama Game'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28 Nov 2005

[Sid:] This is my onceayear day,
onceayear day
felt the morning sun and knew that
this was my onceayear day,
onceayear day,
even got a kiss from you,
I feel like hoppin' up and down,
like a kangaroo,
jumpin' fences, climbin' trees,
what pleases me is what I'll do,
[Girl:] 'cause this is
our onceayear day,
onceayear day.
Ev'ryone's entitled to be wild,
be a child, be a goof,
raise the roof
Once a year!

[All:] This is our onceayear day,
onceayear day,
once a year we're jumpin' fences,
this is our onceayear day,
onceayear day,
Once a year we lose our senses,
[Babe:] Look at Charlie up a tree
kissin' Katie's ear,
Charlie's wife is mad as hell!
[All:] oh, well, it happens onceayear
and this is that onceayear day,
onceayear day,
ev'ryone's entitled to be wild,
be a child, be a goof,
raise the roof
Once a year.

[Poopsie:] Look at Papa Halterbush
ninetytwo today,
runnin' off with Sadie Lee,
[All:] He's headin' for that pile of hay,
'cause this is his onceayear day,
onceayear day,
ev'ryone's entitled to be wild,
be a child, be a goof,
raise the roof
Once a year.

[All:] This is our once a year day,
Once a year day,
ev'ryone's entitled to be wild...

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Once A Year Day 1954
from The Pajama Game - No.10
Words and Music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
© 1954 by Frank Music Corp.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 28 November 2005 at 17.45
in association with Doug Grierson
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