I'd never heard this song before. My initial impressions weren't that great, but in the process of preparing the MIDI, NWC and ABC notation I've probably played the b***** tune about forty times - and now I can't get it out of my head.

Here are the lyrics from the score:


TEN PRETTY GIRLS
(Will Grosz and Jimmy Kennedy)

Intro:
I know a village where love charms are in the air,
That is where romance makes an early start,
Down in the village there they all have daughters fair,
As you go to school you lose your heart.

There were ten pretty girls at the village school.
Picture ten village girls at a village school!
Cute and sweet, short and tall,
And a boy loved them all,
But you can't marry ten pretty girls.

There were ten pretty girls and I'll tell you this:
That the boy's biggest thrill was to steal a kiss,
But it don't mean a thing
Playing 'kiss-in-a-ring'
'Cos you can't marry ten pretty girls.

Now, five were blondes and four brunettes,
And one was a saucy little redhead.
The girls grew up; the boy left school,
And at twenty-one he wedded the saucy little redhead.

Oh, that one pretty girl at the village school,
Here's what she taught the boy at the village school:
Kissing girls may be fun,
But your heart picks on one,
So you can't marry ten pretty girls!


And here's the ABC notation:

X:1
T:Ten Pretty Girls
C:Words and Music by Will Grosz and Jimmy Kennedy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Q:1/2=90
K:C
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w:Down in the vill-age there they all have daught-ers fair, As you go to school you lose your heart. There were
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w:steal a kiss But it don't mean a thing Play-ing 'kiss-in-a-ring' Cos you can't marr-y ten prett-y girls Now, five were blondes and
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w:four bru-nettes And one was a sauc-y litt-le red-head. The girls grew up, the boy left school And at
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w:vill-age school: Kiss-ing girls may be fun, but your heart picks on one, So you can't marr-y ten pret-y girls!|]

You can view the score by posting the ABC Notation above into the box at this site.

I'll post a MIDI and NWC to Joe.

Regards, John