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PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY
(Irving
Berlin)
Bing and his oldest son, Gary, recorded
"Play a Simple Melody" and "Sam's Song" on
June 23, 1950.
They were released on a single disk as "Gary Crosby and Friend." The disk
sold more than a
million copies and
spent 19 weeks in the Billboard charts. "Play a Simple
Melody" peaked at No. 2
for two weeks, "Sam's
Song" peaked at No. 3.
{Verse 1}
Won't you play some simple melody
Like my mother sang to me
One with a good old-fashioned harmony
Play some simple melody
{Verse 2}
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 wanna
listen to rag
{Verse 3A}
Play for me
That good old-fashioned harmony
Oh, won't you play for me
A simple melody
{Verse 3B}
Play from a copy of a tune that is
choppy
You'll get all of my applause because
I wanna rag it
Ragtime melody
Arrangement:
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verses 1 and 2 together
--- instrumental break ---
Verses 1 and 2 together
Verses 3A and 3B together
