Society 1915 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 Jun 2006
2006

If you have planned a campaign
to swim within that champagne whirlpool
of High Society,
I've been through it,
I'll tell you how to do it.
Be seen among the winners,
give costly ten course dinners.
They say that gaining entré
is just a question
of indigestion and price,
before you try to qualify,
take my advice!

You've got to fuss around the women,
if you would like to swim in
the centre of the social pool!
You have to make up kissing games;
to entertain blasé old dames,
you have to make your money jingle,
and make believe you're single;
to mingle in the social sea,
you have to lend!
You have to spend!
And though you go broke in the end,
you've got to blow a lot of cash in,
to even make a splash in Society!

You've got to fuss around the girlies,
and rave about their curlies,
to twirl within the social whirl!
Your cultivation's not complete;
until you educate your feet.
You have to be a dance inventor,
if you would like to enter,
the centre of the social sea,
you have to lend!
You have to spend!
And though you go broke in the end,
you've got to blow a lot of cash in,
to even make a splash in Society!

If old friends run to greet you
when on the street they meet you,
as it 'twas unintentional,
look right through them,
as if you never knew them!
But if a spinster wealthy,
suggests elopement stealthly
Thank her and drop your anchor
there's no use baulking
start right in walking the plank,
if you would try to occupy,
high social rank.

You've got to fuss around the women,
if you would like to swim in
the centre of the social pool!
You have to make up kissing games;
to entertain blasé old dames,
you have to make your money jingle,
and make believe you're single;
to mingle in the social sea,
you have to lend!
You have to spend!
And though you go broke in the end,
you've got to blow a lot of cash in,
to even make a splash in Society!

You've got to fuss around the girlies,
and rave about their curlies,
to twirl within the social whirl!
Your cultivation's not complete;
until you educate your feet.
You have to be a dance inventor,
if you would like to enter,
the centre of the social sea,
you have to lend!
You have to spend!
And though you go broke in the end,
you've got to blow a lot of cash in,
to even make a splash in Society!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Society 1915 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Schuyler Greene
© MCMXV by T.B.Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 23 June 2006 at 09.03
in association with Doug Grierson
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