Filled her with compliments and kisses and gin. Pitch pipe) *Sings out of tune* OOOWWWWWOOOOO HE′S THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEEEEZE! Oh, she floats through the air. Once I was happy but now I'm forlorn Like an old coat that is tattered and torn Left on this wide world to fret and to morn Betrayed by a maid in her teens The girl that I loved she was hand-some I tried all I knew, her to please But I could not please her one-quarter so well Like that man upon the trapeze. His thumb to his nose he put up with a sneer. She packed up her boxes and eloped in the night, With him with the greatest of ease. Final Chorus: She floats through the air with the greatest of ease; You'd think her a man on the flying trapeze. Ham, uh, he's a young fellow 'bout my age. With the greatest of ease, This daring young man. Oh, I wept and I whimpered, I simpered for weeks, While she spent her time. I tried all I knew her to please. To my horror, that she'd run away.
Les internautes qui ont aimé "The Man On The Flying Trapeze" aiment aussi: Infos sur "The Man On The Flying Trapeze": Interprète: Spike Jones. He flips and he turns. And just when it seems that you've lost all control. The tears were like hailstones that rolled down my cheeks, Alas, and alack, and alacka! That proved that his real art...................... ".
Also recorded by: Eddie Cantor; Burl Ives; Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards; Spike Jones; Ian Whitcomb; Les Paul & Mary Ford. But I never could please her one quarter so well, A7 D7. Song 'history': Played during the rehearsals for the We shall overcome / The Seeger session tour, in Mar/Apr 2006. Writer(s): DOODLES WEAVER, SPIKE JONES
Lyrics powered by. She floats through the air with the greatest of ease You'd think her a man on the flying trapeze She does all the work while he takes his ease And that's what's become of my love. I'll gladly forgive. And very hard tried to make her my bride; Her father he sighed, and her mother she cried, To see her throw herself away.
Without any shame, Saying, "Well, maybe later, not yet. The tears were like hailstones. She'd packed up her box and eloped in the night With him with the greatest of ease From two stories high, he had lowered her down To the ground on his flying Trapeze! Like an old coat that is tatter'd and torn. Written and composed by George Leybourne & Alfred Lee|. A bill in red letters, which did my heart gall. In the 19th century it was widely published as officially sanctioned sheet music and in pirated form on both sides of the Atlantic. To the people below. With ovation from all people there. The Flying Trapeze seems to have been popular ever since it was written. To my surprise I found there on the wall. Left in this wide world to fret and to mourn. US Sheet music#2 in Levy Collection.
I went to this fellow the blackguard and said. Key Words: ballad, circus acts, through, greatest, ease, daring, trapeze, actions, graceful, stolen away; contraction: he'd (he would). He sneered once again and said "Nortz" Oh! Pitch pipe) *Sings out of tune* OOOWWWWWOOOOO His grations are axle, no. As I hung by the bar from above. As performed by Doodles Weaver). Which caused him to meet her, how he ran me down. Oh, the girl that I loved she was handsome. Every girl in the house. OOOOWWWWWOOOOO (*sung out of tune). I'm on the Road to Mandalay. A bill in red letters which did my heart gall, That she was appearing with him. One night as usual I went to her home, And found there her father and mother alone, I asked for my love and it soon was made known, To my horror, that she'd run away.
And tonned, uh... tattered and tipped, uh... tap with a toupee, uh... ripped! David T. from Northern CaliforniaAnother version which I'm surprised has not been mentioned here, given how both at the same time popular and obscure the song is as far as how often it is sung or mentioned in today's society, and given that any fans of the song would likely be visiting this page, is the version by Spike Jones. Betrayed by a maid in her. Last known live performance: 12/11/2006 Wembley Arena, London, GB. Pitch pipe) *Sings out of tune* OOOWWWWWOOOOO He floats through the air with the aidest of grease, with the latest of Fleas, uhh... with plates full of cheese. The fanny young dan, The danny young fan, He's an awful old. I went to her home, And found there.
A spotlight goes 'round and a drum starts to roll. The dove's in the hayloft away. Wherever he appeared the hall loudly rang. Bruce sings it: Last Updated on December 1, 2022 by JohnB. Said, "Doodles, Doodles, did you leave home? Once I was happy, But now I'm forlorn, Like an old coat. George Leybourne wrote the words and performed this well-known song to music composed by his regular contributor Alfred Lee. Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind.