A popular song from 1912
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Johnson Jones from Tennessee
Father of sweet harmony
Organized a Quartette, goodness me!
And they sang so wonderful
Kindly let me tell you, when
It comes down to singing men
I’ve just got to say again
They’re wonderful!
Chorus:
Come on and hear that harmony sweet
Come on and have a musical treat
From your head down to your feet
You’ll be fairly hypnotized
They harmonize most any old place
Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass
Ev’ry other chord
Is a message from the Lord
When you hear old Johnson’s Quartette harmonize
- When you find you can’t afford
To be paying for your board
You can find a meal in ev’ry chord
And it’s most remarkable
No one found their equal yet
To go out and try to get
Men who sing like that Quartette
Impossible
Sung here by Vancha March: