The Schnitza-Komisski 1921 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 4 Jul 2008
2008

I come from a wonderful clime
where I had a wonderful time,
My people are splendid
but rather unique,
they like revolutions
at least once a week,
On Sunday you may be a King,
On Monday you don't mean a thing.

On the banks of the SchnitzaKomisski,
they're all just as wild as can be,
any time without reason or rhyme
you will find it far wiser to flee,
in the night they may rouse you and chase you
and prod you with bay'nets like me,
If you meet with defeat
they'll cut off your retreat,
where the SchnitzaKomisski
flows down to the sea
where the Schnitza
flows down to the sea.

On the banks of the SchnitzaKomisski,
we don't have to brew on the sly,
making Hootch out of bits of potatoes
and hairoil and wood pulp and dye,
when we dine we can just swim in wine
so come on girls forgoeth with me,
and I'll treat ev'ryone to a wonderful bun,
where the SchnitzaKomisski
flows down to the sea
where the Schnitza
flows down to the sea.

Out there when you 'phone to a friend
you'll find it is best in the end,
The same as New York
if you want to make sure
Just send him a post card
a fortnight before,
but one thing they never forget
that's the bill
for the calls you don't get.

On the banks of the SchnitzaKomisski,
they're all just as wild as can be,
any time without reason or rhyme
you will find it far wiser to flee,
in the night they may rouse you and chase you
and prod you with bay'nets like me,
If you meet with defeat
they'll cut off your retreat,
where the SchnitzaKomisski
flows down to the sea
where the Schnitza
flows down to the sea.

On the banks of the SchnitzaKomisski,
we don't have to brew on the sly,
making Hootch out of bits of potatoes
and hairoil and wood pulp and dye,
when we dine we can just swim in wine
so come on girls forgoeth with me,
and I'll treat ev'ryone to a wonderful bun,
where the SchnitzaKomisski
flows down to the sea
where the Schnitza
flows down to the sea.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Schnitza-Komisski 1921 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Clifford Grey
© MCMXXI by T.B.Harms Co. - N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 4 July 2008 at 08.12
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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