The Story Book Ball 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Dec 2009
2009

In Mother Goose's Nook
up in the nurs'ry,
Poor Simple Simon said:
"I'm feeling sad!"
Said Peter Piper's daughter:
"So am I,
and think we oughter
try to think of something
that will make us glad,
So "Smarty Smarty" said:
"I'll give a party,"
And they called on
the old woman in the shoe;
The cat she brought her fiddle,
and she played "High Diddle Diddle"
and what happened then
I'm goin' to tell you.

"Little Jackey Horner"
eating pie up in the corner,
stuck in his thumb,
pulled out a plum,
"Little Missie Muffet"
she was sitting on a Tuffet,
and she said: "Yum Yum
please give me some,"
"Little Georgie Porgie"
with his pudding and pie,
kissed "Mary quite Contrary"
'till he made her cry,
and little Bo Peep,
she lost her sheep
and couldn't find 'em:
their tails behind 'em.
"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater"
had a wife
and couldn't keep her at the ball,
in the hall,
Humpty Dumpty met her
said: "I'll bet her that I'll get her
and make I'll her fall,
that's not all:
Old King Cole, that merry old soul
he fell for "Mother Hubbard"
blew his big bank roll
buying lollipops and pretties
for the kiddies at the Story Book Ball.

"Peter Piper" picked a peck
of Pickling peppers,
brought 'em to the hall,
and that's no stall,
"Tommy Tom The Piper's Son"
he stole a pig and away he run
to the ball,
Ah! that's not all.
"Polly put The Kettle On"
the tea got cold
they had to eat Porridge
that was nine days old;
Then Jack fell down
Jill broke her crown,
and spilled the water:
She hadn't oughter.
Four and twenty blackbirds
were baking in a pie,
and they refused to sing anything.
Wasn't that an awful way
for little birds to act
before a Queen and King,
such a thing:
Said the Knave and the King,
to the "Queen of Hearts"
come on hurry up Honey,
bring some tarts.
So she did and the kids
had a picnic at
The Story Book Ball.

They danced and sang
'till early in the morning,
They
really didn't know
just when to stop,
So as the day was dawning
and the kiddies all were yawning,
they found out the mouse
had run up in the clock,
Then Jack be nimble Jack be quick,
he started,
and right over that big candle stick he flew:
Then "Little Tommy Tucker"
started singing for his supper,
and then "Poor Boy Blue" said:
"Gee, I'm hungry too."

"Little Jackey Horner"
eating pie up in the corner,
stuck in his thumb,
pulled out a plum,
"Little Missie Muffet"
she was sitting on a Tuffet,
and she said: "Yum Yum
please give me some,"
"Little Georgie Porgie"
with his pudding and pie,
kissed "Mary quite Contrary"
'till he made her cry,
and little Bo Peep,
she lost her sheep
and couldn't find 'em:
their tails behind 'em.
"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater"
had a wife
and couldn't keep her at the ball,
in the hall,
Humpty Dumpty met her
said: "I'll bet her that I'll get her
and make I'll her fall,
that's not all:
Old King Cole, that merry old soul
he fell for "Mother Hubbard"
blew his big bank roll
buying lollipops and pretties
for the kiddies at the Story Book Ball.

"Peter Piper" picked a peck
of Pickling peppers,
brought 'em to the hall,
and that's no stall,
"Tommy Tom The Piper's Son"
he stole a pig and away he run
to the ball,
Ah! that's not all.
"Polly put The Kettle On"
the tea got cold
they had to eat Porridge
that was nine days old;
Then Jack fell down
Jill broke her crown,
and spilled the water:
She hadn't oughter.
Four and twenty blackbirds
were baking in a pie,
and they refused to sing anything.
Wasn't that an awful way
for little birds to act
before a Queen and King,
such a thing:
Said the Knave and the King,
to the "Queen of Hearts"
come on hurry up Honey,
bring some tarts.
So she did and the kids
had a picnic at
The Story Book Ball.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Story Book Ball 1917
by Billie Montgomery & George Perry
© MCMXVII by Will Rossiter - Chicago, Ill.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 16 December 2009 at 10.57
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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