Pep It Up 1923 '16th Annual Production Ziegfeld Follies'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 Sep 2004

When I first heard jazz,
I was the first to say
that it would not last very long.
I never dreamed that it was here to stay,
I realize that I was wrong.
No matter where you go,
it is all the rage,
that's a fact you must admit,
for we are living in a real jazz age,
it's the pep that makes a hit!

Pep it up!
You mustn't hesitate, loosen up!
You've got to syncopate,
Jazz is King today.
Everywhere you go they're doing it,
it's in the air.
Step out and do your bit,
Jazz is here to stay.
Snap it up!
the rhythm takes you in a syncopated jag,
Wrap it up!
Go with 'em,
never let your interest in jazz lag.
Cuddle up! Snap it up! Pep it up
and step!
It's the hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot
Dickity Dog.

Pep it up!
You mustn't hesitate, loosen up!
You've got to syncopate,
Jazz is King today.
Everywhere you go they're doing it,
it's in the air.
Step out and do your bit,
Jazz is here to stay.
Snap it up!
the rhythm takes you in a syncopated jag,
Wrap it up!
Go with 'em,
never let your interest in jazz lag.
Cuddle up! Snap it up! Pep it up
and step!
It's the hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot
Dickity Dog.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Pep It Up 1923
from the 16th Annual Production Ziegfeld Follies of 1922
Music by Dave Stamper & Louis A. Hirsch
Lyrics by Gene Buck
© MCMXXIII by Harms Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 17 September 2004 at 11.50
in association with Doug Grierson
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