The Rickety Rickshaw Man 1943

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14Jan2025
2025

There's a coolie, name of Chulee
Runs a rickety rickshaw south of Peking
He goes a clippetyclopclop,
clippetyclopclop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned streets
He's romantic and his antics are
The talk of the girlies south of Peking
Their hearts go flippetyflopflop,
flippetyflopflop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned street
For the first quarter of a mile
He'll only charge a pretty girl a smile
For every quarter after this
He'll collect a kiss! Yum!
When the moon is high and ladies sigh
The rickety rickshaw comes acreaking
And he goes clippetyclopclop
Clippetyclopclop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned streets

There's a coolie, name of Chulee
Runs a rickety rickshaw south of Peking
He goes a clippetyclopclop,
clippetyclopclop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned streets
He's romantic and his antics are
The talk of the girlies south of Peking
Their hearts go flippetyflopflop,
flippetyflopflop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned street
For the first quarter of a mile
He'll only charge a pretty girl a smile
For every quarter after this
He'll collect a kiss! Yum!
When the moon is high and ladies sigh
The rickety rickshaw comes acreaking
And he goes clippetyclopclop
Clippetyclopclop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned streets

The other drivers are all connivers
They drive you round about
And pound about the city
But he has no yen for the yen
He takes 'em straight and then
His rate is just a date

There's a coolie, name of Chulee
Runs a rickety rickshaw south of Peking
He goes a clippetyclopclop,
clippetyclopclop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned streets
He's romantic and his antics are
The talk of the girlies south of Peking
Their hearts go flippetyflopflop,
flippetyflopflop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned street
For the first quarter of a mile
He'll only charge a pretty girl a smile
For every quarter after this
He'll collect a kiss! Yum!
When the moon is high and ladies sigh
The rickety rickshaw comes acreaking
And he goes clippetyclopclop
Clippetyclopclop
As he hobbles down the cobblestoned streets

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Rickety Rickshaw Man 1943
Lyrics & music by Ervin Drake Lyrics
© 1943 by Melody Lane Publications Inc.   N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 14 January 2025 at 08.27
in association with Fred Feild, The Sheet Music Singer
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James Pitt-Payne