When Verdi Plays The Hurdy Gurdy 1916

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Oct 2004

Tony Verdi has a raggy hurdy gurdy,
when he plays a sweet Italian melody
he'll bring folks back to Italy,
you can find him
when you hear him grindin' grindin'
when you're near him
you'll be hearing harmony,
from far across the sea;
the neighbors can't resist,
that macaroni twist

When Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdy,
I want to be
where I can see the monk,
he snap the fingers,
like the tragga singers
Beppo Beppo, do the one a step o,
with Rose Marie;
you feel a bad, feel a bad,
you feel a much a pain,
and quick a just a like a dis,
you feel a glad again,
when Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdi
down in little Italy.

When Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdy,
I want to be
where I can see the monk,
he snap the fingers,
like the tragga singers
Beppo Beppo, do the one a step o,
with Rose Marie;
you feel a bad, feel a bad,
you feel a much a pain,
and quick a just a like a dis,
you feel a glad again,
when Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdi
down in little Italy.

Pop and Mama start a singin'
Yama, Yama.
Keep a swingin'
when they hear his raggedy,
Hurdy Gurdy melody,
Rosaleeta's takin' chances
in bare feet a,
when she dances
if the nights get wintery
they will "chilly be"
the setting sun will wait,
it has to "hesitate"

When Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdy,
I want to be
where I can see the monk,
he snap the fingers,
like the tragga singers
Beppo Beppo, do the one a step o,
with Rose Marie;
you feel a bad, feel a bad,
you feel a much a pain,
and quick a just a like a dis,
you feel a glad again,
when Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdi
down in little Italy.

When Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdy,
I want to be
where I can see the monk,
he snap the fingers,
like the tragga singers
Beppo Beppo, do the one a step o,
with Rose Marie;
you feel a bad, feel a bad,
you feel a much a pain,
and quick a just a like a dis,
you feel a glad again,
when Verdi, Verdi
plays the hurdy gurdi
down in little Italy.

Soft karaoke
Words
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piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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When Verdi Plays The Hurdy Gurdy 1916
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Chas. McCarron
© MCMXVI by Broadway Music Corp. 145 W. 45th St., N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 10 October 2004 at 19.56
in association with Doug Grierson
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