The Leader of the German Band 1905

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12 Nov 2004

Ev'ry day by our back door,
people gather by the score.
We have a concert each afternoon,
played by a Dutch Band
all out of tune.
Some are thin and some are fat
each one wears a soldier hat
ready they stand awaiting command,
from a leader of the German Band.

"Schmidt" makes such a hit
his cornet solo goes so high
"Schmalz" may have his faults
his trombone pokes in Heiny's eye
"Jake" is such a fake
he plays the piccolo with one hand
but "Heinz" shines like the "fifty seven kinds"
he's the leader of the German Band.

"Schmidt" makes such a hit
his cornet solo goes so high
"Schmalz" may have his faults
his trombone pokes in Heiny's eye
"Jake" is such a fake
he plays the piccolo with one hand
but "Heinz" shines like the "fifty seven kinds"
he's the leader of the German Band.

First they play "Die Wacht am Rhein,"
next we hear: "Oh Baby Mine,"
then Jakie toots on his piccolo
sweetly the strains of "Hilee Hilo"
"Oh du lieber Augustine"
and the "Wearing of The Green"
then they will wind up each afternoon
with a good old "Yankee Doodle" tune.

"Schmidt" makes such a hit
his cornet solo goes so high
"Schmalz" may have his faults
his trombone pokes in Heiny's eye
"Jake" is such a fake
he plays the piccolo with one hand
but "Heinz" shines like the "fifty seven kinds"
he's the leader of the German Band.

"Schmidt" makes such a hit
his cornet solo goes so high
"Schmalz" may have his faults
his trombone pokes in Heiny's eye
"Jake" is such a fake
he plays the piccolo with one hand
but "Heinz" shines like the "fifty seven kinds"
he's the leader of the German Band.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Leader of the German Band 1905
Music by Theodore Morse
Words by Edward Madden
© 1905 by F.B. Haviland Publishing Company, New Zealand Bldg., Broadway & 37th St.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on 12 November 2004 at 10.52
in association with Doug Grierson
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