What Causes That? 1928 'Treasure Girl'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 06 Feb 2005

[Zangler:] She's so full of trickery
life is bitter as chicory;
bitterness fills my cup.
[Bobby:] I'm sorry you brought that up.
Once I thought I'd search around
for the lttle church
around the corner,
but now I see
[Both:] it never was meant to be.
[Zangler:] Once she used to praise me;
[Bobby:] Why is she so high hat?
[Zangler:] Boy, does she amaze me.
[Both:] Tell me what causes that?

[Bobby:] When I'm away from her
I start despairing
[Zangler:] You ought to know by now
what causes that!
[Bobby:] I'm growing balder
from the hair I'm tearing
[Both:] You ought to know by now
what causes that.
When she keeps on brushing you aside,
oh gosh! You're all at sea!
You go contemplating suicide,
it's much too much for me.
You're not so dumb
that you don't know the answer:
Loving her is what causes that!

[Zangler:] If I should climb
the Brooklyn Bridge and jump off.
[Bobby:] Oh, I suppose you'd ask
"What causes that?"
If I should get a gun
and bump this chump off
[Zangler:] Oh, I suppose you'd ask
"What causes that?"
[Both:] Really you don't have to mope around
and burn up as you do;
there's a cannon and a rope around;
there's lots of poison too.
I'm very blue of late
and there's a reason:
Loving her
is what causes that!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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What Causes That? 1928 Gershwin
Music & Lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
from "Treasure Girl"
© 1928 by WB Corp. renewed 1987 & 1992 by George Gershwin
Music and Ira Gershwin Music - All Rights reserved
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 06 February 2005 at 15.03
in assocation with Doug Grierson
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