Tug Boat Joe 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 25 Nov 2009
2009

Crowds are waiting on the levee
down in Dixieland,
In their Sunday GotoMeeting
clothes so grand,
see them dancing
in the moonlight bright,
Shouting, singing with delight,
what's that ovation,
that grand celebration?
Goodness don't you know
that Tug Boat Joe
is coming home tonight.

Oh! I can hear the whistle blow,
That's Tug Boat Joe.
That's him I know.
Strike up the band
ev'rybody's feeling grand!
Just listen to that cheering
now he's nearing,
Doggone me,
I'll lose my hearing
'cause Tug Boat Joe's
comin' home again.
Oh, Oh, Oh..

Oh! I can hear the whistle blow,
That's Tug Boat Joe.
That's him I know.
Strike up the band
ev'rybody's feeling grand!
Just listen to that cheering
now he's nearing,
Doggone me,
I'll lose my hearing
'cause Tug Boat Joe's
comin' home again.

Now, of course you've heard the news
about Eliza Brown
Course you know why
Joe's a coming back to town,
To the altar soon
they'll march with pride,
Joe and Liza side by side,
when they're united,
the town folk's delighted,
will arrange the great big barbecue,
for Tug Boat Joe and his bride.

Oh! I can hear the whistle blow,
That's Tug Boat Joe.
That's him I know.
Strike up the band
ev'rybody's feeling grand!
Just listen to that cheering
now he's nearing,
Doggone me,
I'll lose my hearing
'cause Tug Boat Joe's
comin' home again.
Oh, Oh, Oh...

Oh! I can hear the whistle blow,
That's Tug Boat Joe.
That's him I know.
Strike up the band
ev'rybody's feeling grand!
Just listen to that cheering
now he's nearing,
Doggone me,
I'll lose my hearing
'cause Tug Boat Joe's
comin' home again.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Tug Boat Joe 1913
Music by Lulu Sorensen
Lyrics by Gertrude Bruckmann
© MCMXIII by M.Witmark & Sons
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 25 November 2009 at 16.13
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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