Shoe-Shine Boy 1936

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 17 Jan 2003

Tho' you haven't many toys,
you don't envy any boys,
ev'ry day's a work day,
your work is just a game;
I'd like to sing your praise,
but I don't know your name.

You're just a ShoeShine Boy,
you work hard all day,
ShoeShine Boy, got no time to play,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
You find joy in the things you do,
ShoeShine Boy, seldom ever blue,
you're content with what you've got,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
People look at you with scorn
'cause your clothes are worn and torn,
still you never whine.
You keep looking up and down the street,
pleading with each one you meet:
"Brother can you spare a shine?"
ShoeShine Boy, soon the day will come,
ShoeShine Boy soon a tune you'll hum,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so, shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.

ShoeShine Boy,
you work hard all day,
ShoeShine Boy, got no time to play,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
You find joy in the things you do,
ShoeShine Boy, seldom ever blue,
you're content with what you've got,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
People look at you with scorn
'cause your clothes are worn and torn,
still you never whine.
You keep looking up and down the street,
pleading with each one you meet:
"Brother can you spare a shine?"
ShoeShine Boy, soon the day will come,
ShoeShine Boy soon a tune you'll hum,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so, shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.

Toiling all the livelong day,
lots of work, but little pay,
tho' your face is grubby,
your smile is always gay,
a cherry song you sing,
to pass the time away.

You're just a ShoeShine Boy,
you work hard all day,
ShoeShine Boy, got no time to play,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
You find joy in the things you do,
ShoeShine Boy, seldom ever blue,
you're content with what you've got,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
People look at you with scorn
'cause your clothes are worn and torn,
still you never whine.
You keep looking up and down the street,
pleading with each one you meet:
"Brother can you spare a shine?"
ShoeShine Boy, soon the day will come,
ShoeShine Boy soon a tune you'll hum,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so, shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.

ShoeShine Boy,
you work hard all day,
ShoeShine Boy, got no time to play,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
You find joy in the things you do,
ShoeShine Boy, seldom ever blue,
you're content with what you've got,
so shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.
People look at you with scorn
'cause your clothes are worn and torn,
still you never whine.
You keep looking up and down the street,
pleading with each one you meet:
"Brother can you spare a shine?"
ShoeShine Boy, soon the day will come,
ShoeShine Boy soon a tune you'll hum,
ev'ry nickel helps a lot,
so, shine, shine, ShoeShine Boy.

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Shoe-Shine Boy 1936
Music by Saul Chaplin
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
additional lyric by Horatio Nicholls
copyright MCMXXXVI by Mills Music Inc. New York
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Friday 17 January 2003 at 13.58
in association with Doug Grierson
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from Connie's 'Hot Chocolates of 1936'
broadcast and recorded by
Billy Cotton and His Band
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