The Little Back Yard Band 1919 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Jun 2006
2006

Where's the band that killed all the joys
of each singing birdie?
Where's that trombone,
tell me where are the lads
who furnished the air?
They were sure persistent boys;
Gosh! their lungs were sturdy,
they could even drown the noise
of the hurdy gurdy,

When you wanted ev'rything quiet.

They stood 'neath your window
playing by the hour
they blew in, so sweetly
but it came out sour.
Teeoodle oodleoo
teeoodle umbumbum umbumbum
oodle oodleoo
teeoodle umbumbum umbumbum
They got their pow'r from drinking lager beer
and how can a fellow blow
after drinking beer that is near?
They couldn't really play
but now that they have gone away
I sort a wish that back yard band was here.

They played horns, and I want to say
they could surely blow them.
and the tune that they would select
always had the oompah effect.
If you hoped they'd go away
and a coin you'd throw them
Strauss' waltzes they would play
though they didn't know them.

When you wanted ev'rything quiet.

They stood 'neath your window
playing by the hour
they blew in, so sweetly
but it came out sour.
Teeoodle oodleoo
teeoodle umbumbum umbumbum
oodle oodleoo
teeoodle umbumbum umbumbum
They got their pow'r from drinking lager beer
and how can a fellow blow
after drinking beer that is near?
They couldn't really play
but now that they have gone away
I sort a wish that back yard band was here.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Little Back Yard Band 1919 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Bud De Sylva
© MCMXIX by T.B.Harms Co. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 16 June 2006 at 14.02
in association with Doug Grierson
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