play a simple melody

Irving Berlin

Part 1: (speak unless * is there
Wont play a simple melody
just like my mother sang to me
*she sang she sang to mee* (smooth)
one with good old fanioned harmony
why dont you play a simple melody
*a simple melody a simple melo-* (smooth)
(Now go straight into singing 2)

Part 2:
Won?t you Play A Simple Melody
Like my mother sang to me?
One with good old fashioned harmony
Play A Simple Melody

Part 3:
Musical demon, set your honey a?dreamin?
Won?t you play me some rag?
Just change that classical nag
To some sweet beautiful drag

If you will play from a copy of a tune that is choppy
You?ll get all my applause
And that is simply because
I want to listen to rag

Part 4:
My heart is palpitatin?
From all this syncopation
When I hear a ba-_nd
And when I?m with my honey
My feet start actin? funny
When I hear a band
It?s really not surprisin?
My temp?rature keeps risin?
When I hear a ba-_nd
So pardon all my swoonin?
My crazy way of croonin?
When I hear a ba-_nd