Keep Off The Grass 1901

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10Jan2025
2025

When the children go
to play in summer time,
they will frolic all the day,
the trees they'll climb
round the garden they will race,
with joyful cheers,
till the gardener gives chase,
and pulls their ears.
Hi! little boys, hi little boys
Hi! Take care now, keep off the grass,
keep off the grass,
conduct like this I won't pardon.
Play at your ease,
but, if you please,
keep off the grass in the garden!
Keep off the grass,
keep off the grass,
conduct like this I won't pardon.
play at your ease
but, if you please
keep off the grass in the garden!

Now it's very much the same
when boys grow up;
but they play their racing gane
for Plate or Cup.
On the turf they love to meet,
and bet so high,
till the "certainty" gets beat,
and then goodbye!
Hi! little boys, hi little boys
Hi! Take care now, keep off the grass,
keep off the grass,
Plunging your pocket won't harden.
But when you're cool,
but, as a rule,
keep off the grass in the garden!
Keep off the grass,
keep off the grass,
plunging your pocket won't harden.
Bet when you're cool,
but, as a rule,
keep off the grass in the garden!

In the merry month of May,
when coos the dove,
young men's fancy, so they say,
will turn to love,
but to flirt may cost you dear,
so I've been taught
for she sheds an artful tear,
and then you're caught!
Hi! little boys, hi little boys
Hi! Take care now, keep off the grass,
keep off the grass,
Quickly your heart you must harden.
If she should sigh,
don't catch her eye,
keep off the grass in the garden.
Keep off the grass,
keep off the grass,
Quickly your heart you must harden.
If she should sigh
don't catch her eye,
keep off the grass in the garden!

[Dance:]

Take care now

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Keep Off The Grass 1901
from "The Toreador"
Lyrics by Leslie Mayne
Music by Lionel Monckton
© 1901 by Chappell & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 10 January 2025 at 16.41
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James Pitt-Payne