Ooo Ooo Lena 1912 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Jun 2006
2006

When Lena was a naughty girl
her mother used to say:
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
She'd get into some diff'rent kind
of trouble ev'ry day
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
She'd slip into the cupboard
just as quiet as a clam
and steal her fill of party tarts
of jellies and of jam.
The first time mother caught her
was the first time she said:
"Sh! Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"

Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
Lena was so wild
people used to wonder:
"What will happen to that child?"
Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
She was so indiscreet,
but somehow little Lena
always landed on her feet,
Lena landed on her
Rum tum tiddle tiddle,
rum tum tiddle diddle,
Rum tum tiddle diddle,
Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la.

One day she thought she'd have a swim
and stay away from school
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
She took off mostly all her clothes
and paddled in the pool
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
A sudden shriek and Lena sank
when from the bushes slid
a man, who fished her out but seemed
ashamed for having hid,
said Lena: "Don't apologise
I'm very glad you did!"
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"

Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
Lena was so wild
people used to wonder:
"What will happen to that child?"
Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
She was so indiscreet,
but somehow little Lena
always landed on her feet,
Lena landed on her
Rum tum tiddle tiddle,
rum tum tiddle diddle,
Rum tum tiddle diddle,
Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la.

One day she said to mother
this here town is awful slow,
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
I've got what's known as wanderlust
and so I guess I'll go.
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
She got aboard a train
without a single sou you see
and simply said: "Conductor,
can't you let me go through free?"
And when she smiled he answered:
"That seems fare enough to me!"
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"

Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
Lena was so wild
people used to wonder:
"What will happen to that child?"
Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
She was so indiscreet,
but somehow little Lena
always landed on her feet,
Lena landed on her
Rum tum tiddle tiddle,
rum tum tiddle diddle,
Rum tum tiddle diddle,
Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la.

When Lena reached the city
why the queerest things occurred
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
The way folks fell for Lena's smile
was really most absurd.
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
For ev'ry man who saw it
went immediately wild
and offered rings and other things
unto the angel child.
And she accepted ev'ry thing
that came her way and smiled
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"

Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
Lena was so wild
people used to wonder:
"What will happen to that child?"
Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
She was so indiscreet,
but somehow little Lena
always landed on her feet,
Lena landed on her
Rum tum tiddle tiddle,
rum tum tiddle diddle,
Rum tum tiddle diddle,
Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la.

Now Lena's poor old folks at home
got poorer ev'ry day
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
Kept losing all their money
as they'd lost their Lena dear.
"Ooo, Ooo, Lena!"
They quite made up their minds
that she had surely come to harm
when one day she came home
and there was no cause for alarm,
she'd make enough to take
the darned old mortgage off the farm!
"Oh you, Lena!"

Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
Lena was so wild
people used to wonder:
"What will happen to that child?"
Ooo, Ooo, ts, ts, ts,
She was so indiscreet,
but somehow little Lena
always landed on her feet,
Lena landed on her
Rum tum tiddle tiddle,
rum tum tiddle diddle,
Rum tum tiddle diddle,
Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ooo Ooo Lena 1912 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by John L. Golden
© MCMXII by T.B.Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 13 June 2006 at 21.54
in association with Doug Grierson
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