The Kettle Is Singing 1938 'Great Days'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 08 Jul 2002

There once was a quaint old Piper,
in far off Hamlin Town,
and when he played a certain tune,
they came from miles around.
It used to hypnotise them
it had a magic strain
One day the children followed it
and they never came home again.
I know a Song of Magic,
much greater far than then
and it appeals to ev'ry one,
immediately when:

The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
"Come along and have a cup of 'ChaCha'"
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
'Song of the Range'
to near and far,
it's a certain cure old fella
when you're feeling blue,
rhythm as sweet is hard to beat
so the 'Elite' like it too.
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
listen to the whistle
of the best darn song of all.

The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
"Come along and have a cup of 'ChaCha'"
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
'Song of the Range'
to near and far,
it's a certain cure old fella
when you're feeling blue,
rhythm as sweet is hard to beat
so the 'Elite' like it too.
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
listen to the whistle
of the best darn song of all.

I know it's an old, old anthem
and yet in ev'ry home,
the tune it sings is paramount
no matter where you roam.
Each member of the fam'ly
wherever he may be,
will I declare stand up and swear
by a jolly good cup of tea.
The rhythm of its music
for ever will enthuse,
those near enough to hear enough
about the joyful news.

The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
"Come along and have a cup of 'ChaCha'"
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
'Song of the Range'
to near and far,
it's a certain cure old fella
when you're feeling blue,
rhythm as sweet is hard to beat
so the 'Elite' like it too.
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
listen to the whistle
of the best darn song of all.

The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
"Come along and have a cup of 'ChaCha'"
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
'Song of the Range'
to near and far,
it's a certain cure old fella
when you're feeling blue,
rhythm as sweet is hard to beat
so the 'Elite' like it too.
The kettle is singing
The kettle is singing
listen to the whistle
of the best darn song of all.

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
flute
clarinet
bassoon
pizz str
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The Kettle Is Singing 1938
by Ralph Reader
copyright 1938 by Francis, Day and Hunter Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 08 July 2002 at 10.00
in association with Doug Grierson
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from Ralph Reader's Gang Show of 1938
'Great Days'
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