KR19 The Mayor of Perpignan

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 31 Oct 2002

[Cue: Marta] "Don't say I didn't warn you."

[Marta:] The Mayor of Perpignan
had a wife,
and the whole of Perpignan
loved the wife of
the Mayor of Perpignan
but they never loved
the Mayor of Perpignan.
[Men:] Now the Mayor of Perpignan
had a wife,
and the whole of Perpignan
loved the wife of
the Mayor of Perpignan
but they never loved
the Mayor of Perpignan.
[Marta:] Oh! Madame la Maire
ev'rybody loves her badly.
Ev'rytime she raises her sky blue eyes
their hearts beat madly.
Oh! Madame la Maire,
never let your husband know
that the cheers he hears
in the street when we meet
are all for Madame la Maire,
not the Mayor of Perpignan.

[Chorus:] Oh! Madame la Maire
ev'rybody loves her badly.
Ev'ry time she raises her sky blue eyes
their hearts beat madly.
Oh! Madame la Maire,
never let your husband know
that the cheers he hears
in the street when we meet
are all for Madame la Maire,
not the Mayor of Perpignan.

[Marta:] Now the Mayor of Perpignan
had a son,
and the whole of Perpignan
knew the son of
the Mayor of Perpignan
wasn't very like the
Mayor of Perpignan.
[Men:] Now the Mayor of Perpignan
had a wife,
and the whole of Perpignan
knew the son of
the Mayor of Perpignan
wasn't very like the Mayor of Perpignan.

[Marta:] Oh! Madame la Maire
smiled upon the town so sweetly.
No one ever dreamed that she could
behave so indiscreetly.
Oh! Madame la Maire,
never let your husband know
that his only son
and his only one
belongs to Madame la Maire,
not the Mayor of Perpignan.

[Chorus:] Oh! Madame la Maire,
never let your husband know
that his only son
and his only one
belongs to Madame la Maire,
not the Mayor of Perpignan.

Soft karaoke
Words
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KR19 The Mayor of Perpignan
King's Rhapsody 1949
Song (Marta) and Chorus
Music by Ivor Novello
Lyrics by Christopher Hassall
copyright 1949 by Chappell and Co. Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Friday 01 November 2002 at 08.56
in association with Doug Grierson
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