Red Silken Stockings 1950

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 April 2012
2012

It was two o'clock in McGinty's saloon,
the "Old Folks At Home" had been played,
When they saw at the door
by the light of the moon,
A pure and innocent maid
My Daddy's gone to jail she sighed
for shooting Grandma dead.
Into their beer the strong men cried.
Then this is what they said:

Put on your red silken stockings, pretty babe,
Put on your red silken stockings, pretty babe,
Just wear a red silken stocking
and you'll get the fellers flockin'
never fear, never fear, pretty babe.
Put on your plumes and your gaiters, pretty babe.
Put on your plumes and your gaiters, pretty babe.
For if you wear plumes and gaiters
there'll be no more peelin' 'taters
Learn to smile, live in style, pretty babe.
And if you're itchin'
to leave the kitchen
to the city far away you yearn to go,
just leave your home in dear old Wyoming,
lose your little local laddie
find a daddy with some dough!
Put on your red silken stockings, pretty babe,
Put on your red silken stockings, pretty babe,
and put some paint where your face is
then you'll go a lot of places
never fear, never fear, pretty babe.

Put on your spangle tiara, pretty babe,
Put on your spangle tiara, pretty babe,
for in a spangle tiara
you'll get very much nearer
to a penthouse apartment, pretty babe.
And don't forget your umbrella, pretty babe,
no don't forget your umbrella, pretty babe,
for with a purty umbrella,
you can hook a likely feller,
sure your man's in the can, pretty babe,
and if you're longin'
to get some wrongin'
to a life that's been so very, very slow,
just dress up brightly
and stay out nightly
and forget what Mamma told ya,
that is all ya gotta know.
Put on your red silken stockings, pretty babe,
Put on your red silken stockings, pretty babe,
And show the top of your garter
then they'll know just what you're arter
never fear, never fear, pretty babe.
Yes, she did as she was told,
now she's worth her weight in gold,
red stockings and all, pretty babe.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Red Silken Stockings 1950
Music by Peter Hart
Lyrics by Johnny Brandon
© MCML by John Fields Music Co.Ltd.  London WC2
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 13 April 2012 at 18.03
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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