Hi,  For the last six months I have been manually entering lyrics into
MIDI files from piano scans of piano rolls, for use on VanBasco Karaoke
player and the Pianocorder Superscan.

I'm looking for the lyrics for a particularly excellent roll arrangement,
Imperial roll No. 08138, "Please".  I have the MIDI file from Terry
Smythe.

I understand from Terry that this roll was sold.  I am hoping the new
owner or anyone with this particular roll will be willing to run it
over the bar and copy the lyrics for me.  I have visited a number of
lyric sites, but there are two breaks on this roll, that I am sure must
have lyrics, that I cannot find on any site.

Listen to the excellent MIDI file of this roll.  Download it from Terry
Smythe's site.  It is located in Batch 8-88 note folder.
http://members.shaw.ca/smythe/archive.htm

Thanks in advance.
Tom Lear
San Francisco, Calif.

 [ The new database of Clark '4X' and 'G' rolls, organized by Matt Jaro,
 [ reveals two songs entitled simply "Please":
 [
 [  G-683-02 Please (Joe Cooper, 1924) [words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young]
 [ 4X-362-09 Please (Ralph Rainger, 1932) [from "The Big Broadcast"]
 [
 [ I believe Imperial 08138 is "Please" by Cooper, Lewis & Young, 1924,
 [ performed by J. Lawrence Cook.  -- Robbie