That Syncopated Harp 1916 'Canary Cottage'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 02 Jun 2005

An Irish lad whose music had
a tempo quick and sharp,
once said, said he:
"I'll cross the sea
to play me RagTime Harp."
When he became a steerage passenger,
all his friends said:
"Come unfasten yer Irish harp,
and we'll start a rollin' 'round the boat,
like a jauntin' cart."
When he began, shure ev'ry one
just danced until they fell,
'twas such a hit, he couldn't quit,
'cause each colleen would yell.

Shweet Michael O'Flannegan.
say won't you begin again,
to play that syncopated Irish Harp!
Divil a bit I know of classics,
gimme a bit of your gymnastics,
when you are tearin' an Erin tune apart!
Strike it, Mike,
g'wan and bust the thing,
Oh try to tie a knot in ev'ry string!
When you're an American,
you'll soon earn your fare again,
back home with that syncopated harp.

Shweet Michael O'Flannegan.
say won't you begin again,
to play that syncopated Irish Harp!
Divil a bit I know of classics,
gimme a bit of your gymnastics,
when you are tearin' an Erin tune apart!
Strike it, Mike,
g'wan and bust the thing,
Oh try to tie a knot in ev'ry string!
When you're an American,
you'll soon earn your fare again,
back home with that syncopated harp.

They made him start to play his harp
the day he sailed from Cork,
and he was still a playing till
the day they reached New York.
The only time they'd let him quit
was when he yelled:
"I'll be soon a citizen,
so behave, there's no slaves,
any place America's Banner waves!"
Then someone said: "When Mike is dead,
and finds the Golden shore,
the Angels they will hear him play,
and then they'll cry for more:

Shweet Michael O'Flannegan.
say won't you begin again,
to play that syncopated Irish Harp!
Divil a bit I know of classics,
gimme a bit of your gymnastics,
when you are tearin' an Erin tune apart!
Strike it, Mike,
g'wan and bust the thing,
Oh try to tie a knot in ev'ry string!
When you're an American,
you'll soon earn your fare again,
back home with that syncopated harp.

Shweet Michael O'Flannegan.
say won't you begin again,
to play that syncopated Irish Harp!
Divil a bit I know of classics,
gimme a bit of your gymnastics,
when you are tearin' an Erin tune apart!
Strike it, Mike,
g'wan and bust the thing,
Oh try to tie a knot in ev'ry string!
When you're an American,
you'll soon earn your fare again,
back home with that syncopated harp.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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That Syncopated Harp 1916
Lyrics and Music by Earl Carroll
Performer: A Gem From Oliver Morosco's Play With Music,
"Canary Cottage" - Play by Oliver Morosco and Elmer Harris
Direction of Oliver Morosco
© MCMXVI by Leo Feist Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 02 June 2005 at 22.39
in association with Doug Grierson
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