[Dixielandjazz] My Angeline lyrics

[Maurice Walker]

Efforts like this make me painfully aware of my hearing loss over these many years.    If one (or more) wanted to sing  "The big parade ain't got a shade on her, milady fine," -- or anything else that fit and scanned --  there would be no objection from me.  Maurie Walker    -----Original Message-----
From: Dick Baker <djml at dickbaker.org>
To: dixielandjazz <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Cc: Maurice Walker <mwalker637 at aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Dec 30, 2019 9:21 am
Subject: Re: My Angeline lyrics

At 08:49 PM 12/29/2019, Maury Walker wrote:

        The big parade ain't got a shade on her and my _______??

        I can't even guess at the missing word, other than it rhymes 
with Angeline.

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I tried slowing it down, and for what it's worth, I hear

        The big parade ain't got a shade on her as ?mire? as mine.

I.e., it sounds a bit like "mire," but I'll bet the word he wants is "fine."

With that wording, the sentiment, the meter and the rhyme scheme all 
come out . . . (wait for it) . . . fine.

Listen for "fine" and see if your ear can make it work.



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      Dick Baker
  djml at dickbaker.org

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