The Thief 1922

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 September 2010
2010

I'm hot on the trail
of a thief who jumped his bail,
He's slick, he's quick
as he can be.
He's here, he's there
He's ev'rywhere good people,
Listen to me.

Have you heard the thief.
He will steal in your heart,
Have you heard the thief
he is clever and smart,
Sh! I can hear him mumbling
Listen it sounds like "Stumbling"
grab him just nab him
for he's the very fellow
who stole "Dardanella"
He steals words
or music old and new,
He's a bird he's got a record too,
Of the band he's chief
and just to be brief
I framed him
and named him The Thief.

Have you heard the thief.
He will steal in your heart,
Have you heard the thief
he is clever and smart,
Sh! I can hear him mumbling
Listen it sounds like "Stumbling"
grab him just nab him
for he's the very fellow
who stole "Dardanella"
He steals words
or music old and new,
He's a bird he's got a record too,
Of the band he's chief
and just to be brief
I framed him
and named him The Thief.

Faust, ev'ryone knows
from it you stole "Broadway Rose"
From "Chopin's Waltz" "Chasing Rainbows"
For "Dardanella" you stole the bass
you steal, you do not compose.

Have you heard the thief.
He will steal in your heart,
Have you heard the thief
he is clever and smart,
Sh! I can hear him mumbling
Listen it sounds like "Stumbling"
grab him just nab him
for he's the very fellow
who stole "Dardanella"
He steals words
or music old and new,
He's a bird he's got a record too,
Of the band he's chief
and just to be brief
I framed him
and named him The Thief.

Have you heard the thief.
He will steal in your heart,
Have you heard the thief
he is clever and smart,
Sh! I can hear him mumbling
Listen it sounds like "Stumbling"
grab him just nab him
for he's the very fellow
who stole "Dardanella"
He steals words
or music old and new,
He's a bird he's got a record too,
Of the band he's chief
and just to be brief
I framed him
and named him The Thief.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Thief 1922
by Fred Fisher
© MCMXXII by Fred Fisher Inc. - N.Y.C.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 26 September 2010 at 22.02
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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