The Sponge 1922 'Hitchy-Koo of 1922'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 31 May 2005

Down in the depths of the water
lived Old Mother sponge
and her daughter.
Such a nice young child,
but extremely wild in every way.
She had a longing to try spots
more lively where folks hit the high spots;
but each time a diver would arrive,
her mother would say:

"I think we'd better go,
better go, better go,
there's a diver not far.
He simply mustn't know,
mustn't know, mustn't know
what a nice sponge you are,
or he'll carry you away
where you'd find it hard to stay
on the straight and narrow path.
And I'd rather see you drowned
than to have you floatin' 'round
in somebody's bath!"

This good advice from her mother
went in one ear and then out the other,
and soon she sat in an artists's flat
in Washington Square.
Leading a life that annoyed her,
as nobody ever employed her,
she faced this disaster till, at last,
her voice filled the air:

"I think I'd better go,
better go, better go,
this is no place for me.
The water doesn't flow,
doesn't flow, doesn't flow
as it did in the sea.
Simply hangin' on the wall
isn't any fun at all.
When the bath tub's so nice.
And I'll say to any sponge
who's about to take the plunge,
take mother's advice!"

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Sponge 1922 Cole Porter
from "Hitchy-Koo of 1922"
Words and Music by Cole Porter
© 1922 by Chappell & Co. Ltd. (renewed)
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 31 May 2005 at 07.52
in association with Doug Grierson
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