Take Me Home 1903

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 4 Jan 2012
2012

I'm tired of the Waldorf
and I hate Fifth Avenue,
It matters not what other people say;
My lot is far too hard to bear
and I have had enough
of what the actors call dear old Broadway;
For when you haven't got the price
to take your friend to Del's
and no friendly face you see
where 'ere you roam;
'Tis better far to pack your grip
just hop upon a train
and make a visit to your happy home.

Take me home!
Take me home!
Why did I leave my happy home,
Oh! take me far away
from the noise of old Broadway,
for I mean it when I say:
"Take me far away from Broadway."

Take me home!
Take me home!
Why did I leave my happy home,
Oh! take me far away
from the noise of old Broadway,
for I mean it when I say:
"Take me far away from Broadway."

A farmer to the city came
to see the sights, you know!
A gold brick salesman
met him on the street,
He grasped his hand most heartily
and made him feel at ease,
The first one in a month
he'd chanced to meet;
He said that cent per cent he'd give,
if Reuben had the cash,
A quarter's int'rest
then and there he'll pay;
Now in the morning
Rube was next
but Bunco Bill had flown,
'Twas sad to hear
old Reuben's mournful lay:

Take me home!
Take me home!
Why did I leave my happy home,
Oh! take me far away
from the noise of old Broadway,
for I mean it when I say:
"Take me far away from Broadway."

Take me home!
Take me home!
Why did I leave my happy home,
Oh! take me far away
from the noise of old Broadway,
for I mean it when I say:
"Take me far away from Broadway."

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Take Me Home 1903
Music by Paul Schindler & Ben M.Jerome
Lyrics by Allen Lowe
© MCMIII by Jos.W.Stern & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 4 January 2012 at 19.23
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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