Me No Speak-a Good English 1923

by James Pitt-Payne, LondonUK - 2May2025
2025

Tony was a man who came from sunny Italy,
made a lot of money here;
girlies thought that he was just as dumb
as he could be,
but Tony had his own idea;
he'd meet them and he'd treat them,
in a systematic way;
but when they'd try to make him buy,
he'd look at them and say (Eh!)

Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand;
what'sa dis monkey business,
when you holda da hand?
Me no long in dis country,
I'm a poor Italian man;
I pleasea you, I teasea you,
I squeezea you like that,
but when you saya sweeta Papa
but me nicea hat, (Eh!)
Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand. (Eh!)

Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand;
what'sa dis monkey business,
when you holda da hand?
Me no long in dis country,
I'm a poor Italian man;
I pleasea you, I teasea you,
I squeezea you like that,
but when you saya sweeta Papa
but me nicea hat, (Eh!)
Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand.

Tony met a girlie with a fascinating eye,
thought he'd make a loving bride;
took her out and when she didn't
try to make him pay,
he acted more than satisfied;
but she soon got the "gimmies"
when he put her to the test;
and then he had to tell her,
like he told all of the rest. (Eh!)

Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand;
what you calla dis business,
when you squeezea da hand?
Me no long in dis country,
I'm a poor Italian man;
I bring you out, I bring you back,
and I no care how far,
but when you say me call a 'tax'
you no like trolley car, (Eh!)
Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand. (Eh!)

Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand;
what you calla dis business,
when you squeezea da hand?
Me no long in dis country,
I'm a poor Italian man;
I bring you out, I bring you back,
and I no care how far,
but when you say me call a 'tax'
you no like trolley car, (Eh!)
Me no speaka good English,
I no can understand.

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Me No Speak-a Good English 1923
by Harry Pease, Ed.G.Nelson & Moe Schenck
© MCMXXIII by Allan & Co.Pty.Ltd.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 2 May 2025 at 15.28
in association with Torquil Syme
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James Pitt-Payne