Without The Girl Inside 1907 Kern

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 Jun 2006
2006

Hunting in the baggage room
at a seaside city,
young man cannot find his trunk,
that's why you hear this ditty.
Baggage master hunting high,
station master hunting low;
Brakeman and conductor too,
helping all they know.
When at last they find a trunk
the young man's key will fit,
he says: "It looks so much like mine
we'd better open it."
And this is what they found:

One dainty summer frock,
two little shoes,
three skirts all silken lined,
four pairs of never mind,
five idiotic men,
all together cried:
"What's the use of all these things,
without the girl inside?"

Young man met a summer girl,
when coming from the depot.
Made a date to call on her,
she promised she would keep, oh!
When he called at her hotel
clerk just said: "She isn't here!"
Waiter and the bellboy smiled,
landlord looked severe.
"Did she leave a note?" he asked,
and then the landlord said,
"Lady didn't pay her bill,
but she left her trunk instead."
They opened it and found:

One dainty dimity,
two petticoats,
three little blouses gay,
four pairs of I can't say,
five nearly frantic men,
all together cried:
"What's the use of all these things,
without the girl inside?"

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Without The Girl Inside 1907 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by M.E.Rourke & Jerome Kern
© MCMVII by T.B.Harms Co.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 22 June 2006 at 23.27
in association with Doug Grierson
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