Katie Crippen — Sing ’Em For Mamma Play ’Em For Me

[Verse] Lil Ida Cole was very bold Sweet as she could be She never cared for opera grand Was wild about blue melody One day her pa bought a music roll The best blues he could buy Every night when he'd come home He'd hear poor Ida cry Papa, Papa Won't you play them blues for me? [Chorus] "Oh Papa," play 'em for mama, sing 'em for me I'm wild about that blue melody I love you daddy good and strong That's right Papa, syncopate me all night long That melody will drive me insane Please don't you stop me, play it again Don't play it so fast, it has lots of class And that ain't all, it's full of jazz I think I'm going crazy over that blue melody [Bridge] Play 'em for mama, sing 'em for me I'm wild about the way you play that blue melody Go on, play it daddy, now that's going some Play it for your mama 'til the cows come home Stop a minute, daddy, mama's fading away I know I shouldn't holler, but hey, hey If you dare to stop, I'll send and get a cop And that ain't all, you've made me fall I think I'm going crazy over that blue melody [Chorus] "Oh Papa," play 'em for mama, sing 'em for me I'm wild about that blue melody I love you daddy good and strong That's right Papa, syncopate me all night long That melody will drive me insane Please don't you stop me, play it again Don't play it so fast, it has lots of class And that ain't all, you've made me fall I think I'm going crazy over that blue melody