Ragamuffin 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 24 Dec 2007
2007

A whistling lad, a ragamuffin,
he's got no dad, and never had!
Lives by his wits,
helped out by pickings and bits,
how loud his whistle now grows!
Someone he knows!

All in rags, a lonely ragamuffin boy,
little girl, another ragamuffin coy,
Never had a dollie, never had a toy,
but gee, they're rich and gay
in games they play!
He pretends he's got a purple limousine,
flowers sends his star upon the movie screen,
See her pose and tilt her wee nose!
Clothes? just play you have those,
when you're a ragamuffin boy!

All in rags, a lonely ragamuffin boy,
little girl, another ragamuffin coy,
Never had a dollie, never had a toy,
but gee, they're rich and gay
in games they play!
He pretends he's bought for her a pearly strand,
flowers sends and places diamonds on her hand,
See her pose and tilt her wee nose!
Clothes? just play you have those,
when you're a ragamuffin boy!

He never knew a loving mother,
he's never blue,
he never knew!
She's crying now,
her mother's left her some how,
he gives this raggedy miss
a brotherly kiss!

All in rags, a lonely ragamuffin boy,
little girl, another ragamuffin coy,
Never had a dollie, never had a toy,
but gee, they're rich and gay
in games they play!
He pretends he's got a purple limousine,
flowers sends his star upon the movie screen,
See her pose and tilt her wee nose!
Clothes? just play you have those,
when you're a ragamuffin boy!

All in rags, a lonely ragamuffin boy,
little girl, another ragamuffin coy,
Never had a dollie, never had a toy,
but gee, they're rich and gay
in games they play!
He pretends he's bought for her a pearly strand,
flowers sends and places diamonds on her hand,
See her pose and tilt her wee nose!
Clothes? just play you have those,
when you're a ragamuffin boy!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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Ragamuffin 1920
dedicated to the Borthers of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
New Hampshire Alpha Chapter
Song Fox Trot
Music by Werner Janssen
Lyrics vby Francis de Witt
© MCMXX by Oliver Ditson Company
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 24 december 2007 at 09.37
in association with Doug Grierson
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