The Curse of an Aching Heart

Lyrics by Henry Fink TTBB a cappella music by Al Piantadosi

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You made me what I am to - day, I hope you're sat - is -

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- fied, You dragged and dragged me down un - til my soul with -

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- in me died; You've shat - tered each and ev - 'ry dream, You

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fooled me from the start, And though you're not true, May God bless

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you, That's The Curse Of An Ach - ing Heart. Heart.
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Originally published by LEO FEIST, INC. (1913)

Distributed 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)

Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. ed. 8/10/99
 The Darktown Strutters' Ball
TTBB a cappella words and music by
Shelton Brooks
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to a dance, for to prance. I'll be
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Got an in - vi - ta - tion to a dance, So get rea-dy, quick for to prance.

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down to get you in a Ta - xi, Hon- ey, bet-ter be read-y 'bout half past eight. Oo Now dear - ie,
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two steps, I'm goin' to have 'em all, Goin' to dance out both my shoes When they play the "Jel - ly Roll
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Blues," To - mor-row night at The Dark - town Strut-ters' Ball. The Dark-town Strut-ters' Ball.
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Originally published by LEO FEIST, INC. (1917)

Distributed 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)
Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. ed. 7/27/99
 Dear Old Girl
TTBB a cappella
Lyrics by Words by
Richard Henry Buck Theodore Morse
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Dear Old Girl, the rob - in sings a - bove you, Dear Old
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Girl, it speaks of how I love you, The

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blind - ing tears are fall - ing, As I think of my lost pearl, And my
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brok - en heart is call - ing, Call - ing for you, Dear 7 Old Girl.
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Originally published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser (1903)

Distributed 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)

Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. ed. 8/1/99
 Ireland Must Be Heaven
(For My Mother came From There)
TTBB a cappella By Joseph McCarthy,
Howard Johnson & Fred Fisher
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nev - er knew a liv - ing soul one half as sweet or fair, For her
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eyes are like the star - light, And the white clouds match her hair, Sure

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Ire - land must be Hea - ven, For My Moth - er Came From There.
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Originally published by LEO FEIST, INC. (1916)

Distributed 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)

Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. rev.8/1/99
 K-K-K-KATY
TTBB a cappella
Geoffrey O'Hara
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Ka - ty, beau - ti - ful Ka - ty, You're the on - ly g - g - g - girl that I a

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dore. When the m - m - m - moon shines o - ver the cow - shed, I'll be

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Originally published by LEO FEIST, INC. (1918)

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Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. ed. 7/18/99
 I Know What it Means to be Lonesome
TTBB a cappella Kendis, Brockman and Vincent
Valse Lento
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-one, for some - one, I've sighed and I've cried since we part - ed, There's
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no one knows what I've gone through; I'd give all that I own, just to have you back
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home, I'm lone-some, so lone-some for you. I lone-some for you.
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Originally published by LEO FEIST, INC. (1918)

Distributed 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)

Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. ed. 8/11/99
 When You Wore a Tulip
lyrics by Jack Mahoney (And I Wore a Big Red Rose) music by Percy Wenrich
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When You Wore a Tul- ip, a sweet yel-low tul- ip, and I wore a big red
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rose, When you ca - ressed me, 'twas then heav - en blessed me, what a bless- ing,
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no one knows. You made life cheer- ie, when you called me
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dear - ie, 'twas down where the blue grass grows, Your lips were sweet- er than
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ju - lep, when you wore a tul - ip, and I wore a big red rose.
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Originally published by Leo Feist (1914)

Distributed 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)

Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded. ed. 8/6/99