Shine 1924

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 28 Dec 2002

Happy Jack, known around the town
as "some" bootblack,
Never worried tho' he work'd like sin,
had a grin,
guaranteed to bring the bus'ness in,
ev'ry day when they ask'd him
how he got that way,
he would tell 'em
If you envy me,
just try my recipe:

Shine away your bluesies
Shine, start with your shoesies.
Shine each place up,
make it look like new,
Shine your face up
wear a smile or two,
Shine your these and thosies,
you'll find that ev'rything
will turn out fine,
Folks will shine up to ya,
Ev'ry one will "Howdydo" ya,
You'll make the whole world shine.

Shine away your bluesies
Shine, start with your shoesies.
Shine each place up,
make it look like new,
Shine your face up
wear a smile or two,
Shine your these and thosies,
you'll find that ev'rything
will turn out fine,
Folks will shine up to ya,
Ev'ry one will "Howdydo" ya,
You'll make the whole world shine.

Rain or shine,
he would say that things were goin' fine,
You could always see his smiling face,
same old place
bein' broke to him was no disgrace,
What a mob,
hangin' round to watch him on the job,
Standin' on the corner all day long,
They'd listen to his song:

Shine away your bluesies
Shine, start with your shoesies.
Shine each place up,
make it look like new,
Shine your face up
wear a smile or two,
Shine your these and thosies,
you'll find that ev'rything
will turn out fine,
Folks will shine up to ya,
Ev'ry one will "Howdydo" ya,
You'll make the whole world shine.

Shine away your bluesies
Shine, start with your shoesies.
Shine each place up,
make it look like new,
Shine your face up
wear a smile or two,
Shine your these and thosies,
you'll find that ev'rything
will turn out fine,
Folks will shine up to ya,
Ev'ry one will "Howdydo" ya,
You'll make the whole world shine.

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Shine 1924
Music by Ford Dabney
Lyrics by Cecil Mace and Lew Brown
copyright MCMXXIV by Shapiro, Bernstein and Co. Inc. New York
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Saturday 28 December 2002 at 17.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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