The concert was
over in Carnegie Hall
The maestro took bow after bow
He said, my dear friends,
I have given my all
I'm sorry it's all over now
When from the balcony way up high,
there suddenly came a mournful cry
Oh, Mr. Paganini,
please play my rhapsody
An d if you cannot play it,
won't you sing it?
An d if you can't sing it,
you simply have to
Listen, Paganini,
we breathlessly await
Your masterful baton, go on and sling it
An d if you can't sling it,
you simply have to
We heard your repertoire,
and at the final bar
We greeted you with wild applause
What a great ovation,
your interpretation
Oh, I never cared much for moonlit skies
I never winked back at
fireflies with cars
Paganini, don't you be a meanie
What have you up your sleeve,
come on and spring it
And if you can't spring it,
you simply have to
Mr. Paganini,
please play my rhapsody
And if you cannot play it,
won't you sing it?
An d baby, if you can't sing it,
you simply have to
Skid -p -p -d -d -d -a -d -a -d -a -a -a -d
-a -d -d -d -a -d -a -a -a -a -a -a -a
Listen, Peg and Mim i,
we breathlessly await
Ya masterful baton,
go on and swing it
Come on, Peg, make it happen
Get everyone's toes tapping
We heard your repertoire
at the final bar
We greeted you with wild applause
But what a great ovation
your interpretation
Ba -ba -do -be -ba -do,
do -ba -do -be -ba -do
Ba -ba -do -be -be -ba -do,
do -ba -do -be -be -ba -do
Wood cars, Paganini
Don't you be a meanie
We'll have you up your sleeve
Come on and swing it
An d if you can't spring it
You simply have to
swing it
Oh yeah