Ragtime Mocking Bird 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Dec 2006
2006

Honey dear, honey dear,
can't you hear that ragtime mocking bird?
Lend an ear, lend an ear,
to the dearest notes you ever have heard;
here's the man, here's the man,
here's the man who owns that mocking bird,
hear him yell, that he'll sell it for a dollar bill,
yes he will, yes he will.

Honey, won't you buy for me that mocking bird?
Just open up your pocket book,
can't you hear me holler?
Pay the man a dollar,
Honey, if you buy for me that mocking bird.
I'll call you names,
like King Louis the Third.
If you buy for me that ragtime mockingbird.

Honey, won't you buy for me that mocking bird?
Just open up your pocket book,
can't you hear me holler?
Pay the man a dollar,
Honey, if you buy for me that mocking bird.
I'll call you names,
like King Louis the Third.
If you buy for me that ragtime mockingbird.

Honey dove, honey dove,
don't you love that feathered Tertrazzin?
Ev'ry note in her throat,
is a boat chock'd full of peaches and cream,
if your heart cares for art,
better part with that one dollar bill,
Honey, why don't you buy that bird and keep me still?
Say you will, say you will.

Honey, won't you buy for me that mocking bird?
Just open up your pocket book,
can't you hear me holler?
Pay the man a dollar,
Honey, if you buy for me that mocking bird.
I'll call you names,
like King Louis the Third.
If you buy for me that ragtime mockingbird.

Honey, won't you buy for me that mocking bird?
Just open up your pocket book,
can't you hear me holler?
Pay the man a dollar,
Honey, if you buy for me that mocking bird.
I'll call you names,
like King Louis the Third.
If you buy for me that ragtime mockingbird.

Soft karaoke
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Ragtime Mocking Bird 1912
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© 1912 by Ted Snyder Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 15 December 2006 at 7.33pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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