The Ghost Of The Violin 1912

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Feb 2010
2010

In a quaint old antique store,
for a thousand years or more,
laid a musty, laid a dusty violin;
suddenly a ghost appeared
played upon it wild and weird!
And the ghost, and the ghost,
owned a violin.
He made his violin moan,
in a weepy creepy tone!

The ghost of the violin,
the ghost played the violin,
His boney fingers are shivering,
each moan just sets me a quivering!
Don't! Don't! Don't!
Don't make a sound,
or he'll know we're around,
His eyes have a mournful glare,
his cries haunt me ev'rywhere;
He's here, he's there!
Beware, take care!
Keep away,
from the ghost of the violin.

The ghost of the violin,
the ghost played the violin,
His boney fingers are shivering,
each moan just sets me a quivering!
Don't! Don't! Don't!
Don't make a sound,
or he'll know we're around,
His eyes have a mournful glare,
his cries haunt me ev'rywhere;
He's here, he's there!
Beware, take care!
Keep away,
from the ghost of the violin.

Pretty soon the tale went round
that a weird old ghost was found,
with a moaning, with a groaning violin;
Ev'ry night when twelve would chime,
people made it meeting time,
and they'd creep, from their sleep,
to the violin.
They'd whisper soft and low,
as the ghost would wield his bow.

The ghost of the violin,
the ghost played the violin,
His boney fingers are shivering,
each moan just sets me a quivering!
Don't! Don't! Don't!
Don't make a sound,
or he'll know we're around,
His eyes have a mournful glare,
his cries haunt me ev'rywhere;
He's here, he's there!
Beware, take care!
Keep away,
from the ghost of the violin.

The ghost of the violin,
the ghost played the violin,
His boney fingers are shivering,
each moan just sets me a quivering!
Don't! Don't! Don't!
Don't make a sound,
or he'll know we're around,
His eyes have a mournful glare,
his cries haunt me ev'rywhere;
He's here, he's there!
Beware, take care!
Keep away,
from the ghost of the violin.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Ghost Of The Violin 1912
Music by Ted Snyder
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar
© 1912 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 20 February 2010 at 16.12
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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