Take Me To The Land Of Jazz 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 07 Feb 2006
2006

It was down in Tennessee
that the jazzy melody
originated then waited
for popularity;
Now in ev'ry cabaret,
it's the only thing they play,
I love to hear it,
must be near it;
that's why I say:

Take me to the land of jazz,
let me hear
the kind of blues that Memphis has;
I want to sleep,
to a tune that's full of ginger and pep;
pick 'em up and lay 'em down,
learn to do the Razmatazz,
let me give you a warning,
we won't get home until morning;
'cause ev'rybody's full of Jazzbo;
in the lovin' Land of Jazz.

Take me to the land of jazz,
let me hear
the kind of blues that Memphis has;
I want to sleep,
to a tune that's full of ginger and pep;
pick 'em up and lay 'em down,
learn to do the Razmatazz,
let me give you a warning,
we won't get home until morning;
'cause ev'rybody's full of Jazzbo;
in the lovin' Land of Jazz.

There is music in each breeze,
even trombones grow on tees,
you hear 'em moaning,
and groaning their tuneful harmonies;
ev'ry cotton planter's son,
when he meets his loving "hon"
is simply pestered and requested
to join the fun:

Take me to the land of jazz,
let me hear
the kind of blues that Memphis has;
I want to sleep,
to a tune that's full of ginger and pep;
pick 'em up and lay 'em down,
learn to do the Razmatazz,
let me give you a warning,
we won't get home until morning;
'cause ev'rybody's full of Jazzbo;
in the lovin' Land of Jazz.

Take me to the land of jazz,
let me hear
the kind of blues that Memphis has;
I want to sleep,
to a tune that's full of ginger and pep;
pick 'em up and lay 'em down,
learn to do the Razmatazz,
let me give you a warning,
we won't get home until morning;
'cause ev'rybody's full of Jazzbo;
in the lovin' Land of Jazz.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Take Me To The Land Of Jazz 1919
Music by Pete Wendling
Lyrics by Edgar Leslie & Bert Kalmar
© MCMXIX by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 07 February 2006 at 11.06
in association with Doug Grierson
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