You Can't Get Away From It 1913

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Feb 2006
2006

When the silv'ry moon is rising,
Mister Rag comes burglarizing;
comes a creeping. slyly peeping
in the room where you are sleeping.
In the daytime,
when you're busy.
he's around,
your brain gets dizzy.
Once he finds you,
he reminds you
no use hiding away.

Syncopation rules the Nation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
It causes agitation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
Lawyers and physicians,
even men of high positions,
great big politicians,
pal around with Rag musicians.
They buy it, don't deny it!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it.
On Sunday same as Monday,
you can't get away from it,
get away from it.
Even good old country Preachers
are engaging Tango Teachers;
You can't get away from it,
get away from it;
You can't get away from it at all.

Syncopation rules the Nation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
It causes agitation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
Lawyers and physicians,
even men of high positions,
great big politicians,
pal around with Rag musicians.
They buy it, don't deny it!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it.
On Sunday same as Monday,
you can't get away from it,
get away from it.
Even good old country Preachers
are engaging Tango Teachers;
You can't get away from it,
get away from it;
You can't get away from it at all.

All the fishes in the ocean,
swim around with raggy motion;
biscuit bakers, even Quakers
are among the shoulder shakers.
Soldier boys and men of letters,
chorus girls and suffragetters,
aviators, even waiters,
no one ever escapes.

Syncopation rules the Nation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
It causes agitation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
Lawyers and physicians,
even men of high positions,
great big politicians,
pal around with Rag musicians.
They buy it, don't deny it!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it.
On Sunday same as Monday,
you can't get away from it,
get away from it.
Even good old country Preachers
are engaging Tango Teachers;
You can't get away from it,
get away from it;
You can't get away from it at all.

Syncopation rules the Nation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
It causes agitation!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it!
Lawyers and physicians,
even men of high positions,
great big politicians,
pal around with Rag musicians.
They buy it, don't deny it!
You can't get away from it,
get away from it.
On Sunday same as Monday,
you can't get away from it,
get away from it.
Even good old country Preachers
are engaging Tango Teachers;
You can't get away from it,
get away from it;
You can't get away from it at all.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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You Can't Get Away From It 1913
Music by Jean Schwartz
Lyrics by Wm. Jerome & Grant Clarke
© MCMXIII by Theodore Morse Music Co.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 21 February 2006 at 22.10
in association with Doug Grierson
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