When I Play on My Spanish Guitar 1933

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 August 2012
2012

You know how a jazz band musician
can wail on an old saxophone;
But I am a real acquisition
for I stand right out on my own.
I'm also a crooner
a lovely sob tuner,
and I bring a tear to the eye;
And when I get busy
I knock 'em all dizzy
and I'm going to tell you all why:

When I play on my Spanish guitar,
Tra la la la la la la laa la.
I pluck the string
Plinkaplink pling,
I play any old thing.
When I play on my Spanish guitar,
They come from near and afar.
And the ladies all fall
for my twiddley bits
when I play on my Spanish guitar,
Ha! Ha!

When I play on my Spanish guitar,
Tra la la la la la la laa la.
I pluck the string
Plinkaplink pling,
I play any old thing.
When I play on my Spanish guitar,
They come from near and afar.
And the ladies all fall
for my twiddley bits
when I play on my Spanish guitar,
Ha! Ha!

I come from a fam'ly of fighters
the pride and the joy of Seville;
We're known as the champion ear biters,
and ear biting gives one a thrill.
And when I'm engaging
in fighting that's raging,
they'll know that I never give in.
Then vic'try comes glorious,
happy and gorious,
I turn around with a grin.

Then

When I play on my Spanish guitar,
Tra la la la la la la laa la.
I pluck the string
Plinkaplink pling,
I play any old thing.
When I play on my Spanish guitar,
They come from near and afar.
And the ladies all fall
for my twiddley bits
when I play on my Spanish guitar,
Ha! Ha!

When I play on my Spanish guitar,
Tra la la la la la la laa la.
I pluck the string
Plinkaplink pling,
I play any old thing.
When I play on my Spanish guitar,
They come from near and afar.
And the ladies all fall
for my twiddley bits
when I play on my Spanish guitar,
Ha! Ha!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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When I Play on My Spanish Guitar 1933
by Leslie Sarony & Leslie Holmes
© 1933 by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.  London
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 23 August 2012 at 22.28
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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score courtesy The Late Doug Grierson
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