The Rajah Of Broadway 1908

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29 July 2010
2010

I bet you've often noticed me
and know me well by name
If not I'm going to tell you who I am.
I'm noted as the jeweller's friend,
to sparkle is my aim,
All imitations of me are a sham.
You see me walking up Broadway
just like the rising sun,
I make Bill Reiman's window
look quite tame,
And lovely Lillian Russell
and Parisian Anna Held
When they see me
must hang their heads in shame.

For I'm The Rajah
The Rajah of Broadway,
I'm warranted as made by Tiffanne'e
The gems of Missis Astor
and the studs of Tony Pastor
Look like a piece of glass
compared to me.
I have diamonds on my chest,
Diamond buttons on my vest
on my garters and suspenders
so they say;
So all the ladies sigh for me
they cry for me
and die for me
Fizz! Boom! Rah!
I'm The Rajah of Broadway.

For I'm The Rajah
The Rajah of Broadway,
I'm warranted as made by Tiffanne'e
The gems of Missis Astor
and the studs of Tony Pastor
Look like a piece of glass
compared to me.
I have diamonds on my chest,
Diamond buttons on my vest
on my garters and suspenders
so they say;
So all the ladies sigh for me
they cry for me
and die for me
Fizz! Boom! Rah!
I'm The Rajah of Broadway.

You see me at the theatres,
I take in ev'ry show
On first nights
I am never known to fail,
I always have a cosy seat
down in the baldhead row
My diamonds make the incandescants pale,
And after it is over
and I walk along the street
They think it's an electrical display.
The people put their blinders on,
I give them all a treat,
Longacre Square looks
just as bright as day.

For I'm The Rajah
The Rajah of Broadway,
I'm warranted as made by Tiffanne'e
The gems of Missis Astor
and the studs of Tony Pastor
Look like a piece of glass
compared to me.
I have diamonds on my chest,
Diamond buttons on my vest
on my garters and suspenders
so they say;
So all the ladies sigh for me
they cry for me
and die for me
Fizz! Boom! Rah!
I'm The Rajah of Broadway.

For I'm The Rajah
The Rajah of Broadway,
I'm warranted as made by Tiffanne'e
The gems of Missis Astor
and the studs of Tony Pastor
Look like a piece of glass
compared to me.
I have diamonds on my chest,
Diamond buttons on my vest
on my garters and suspenders
so they say;
So all the ladies sigh for me
they cry for me
and die for me
Fizz! Boom! Rah!
I'm The Rajah of Broadway.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Rajah Of Broadway 1908
from "The Ziegfeld Follies of 1908"
Music by Maurice Levi
Lyrics by Harry B.Smith
© MCMVIII by Cohan & Harris Pub.Co. - N.Y.City
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 29 July 2010 at 19.16
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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