Bohemia Goodbye 1908

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 16 Mar 2006
2006

A sad eyed youth was standing
in a silk hat and a frock,
'twas plain he was the victim of
a most terrific shock.
I cried: "What is your sorrow,
I will help you if I can."
He sighed: "Too late
within an hour
I'll be a married man."
And as he turned away
I plainly heard him say:

Bohemia goodbye, Bohemia goodbye,
Farewell to the Land of the Midnight Sun,
where the rosy rivers of the red ink run,
Bohemia goodbye, your pleasures I must ban
I love your pace but you're no place
for a regular married man!
Bohemia goodbye, Bohemia goodbye,
Farewell to the Land of the Midnight Sun,
where the rosy rivers of the red ink run,
Bohemia goodbye, your pleasures I must ban
I love your pace but you're no place
for a regular married man!

I met an aged rounder
with a ruby tinted nose,
he wore a look of terror
and a brand new suit of clothes,
I said: "Take courage, comrade,
I'll not leave you in the lurch!"
He cried: "My boy, I'm hooked
and she is waiting at the church!"
And as he crawled away
I heard him sadly say:

Bohemia goodbye, Bohemia goodbye,
Farewell to the Land of the Midnight Sun,
where the rosy rivers of the red ink run,
Bohemia goodbye, your pleasures I must ban
I love your pace but you're no place
for a regular married man!
Bohemia goodbye, Bohemia goodbye,
Farewell to the Land of the Midnight Sun,
where the rosy rivers of the red ink run,
Bohemia goodbye, your pleasures I must ban
I love your pace but you're no place
for a regular married man!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Bohemia Goodbye 1908
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Glen MacDonough
© MCMVIII by Chas. K. Harris
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 16 March 2006 at 14.53
in association with Doug Grierson
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