Come Little Fishes 1911 'The Enchantress'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 02 Mar 2004

Come, little fishes of golden hue,
I've something awfully nice for you.
Round at my call will you gather? Rather!
You know when anything good's in view.
Open your mouths now
and shut your eyes,
I'll give you something to make you wise.
At the first crumb you're all nearing,
fearing some other fellow may share the prize.

Poor silly fish, like the men I know,
if any kindness to them I show,
they make believe that they love me so,
but they don't care for me,
it's the crumbs I throw.
Just treat them kindly,
they'll follow blindly
whenever, wherever you wish;
still every girl has her own little net
for landing her own little fish.

Tra la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la.

Fishes are silly they never look
twice at the bait till they feel the hook;
First thing they know
you have caught them, taught them.
They were well off in the nice cool brook.
Idly they bask in the placid pond,
Till they see something of which they're fond;
food in the case of a fish's wishes,
and, in the case of a man, a blonde.

Some fish are blind but the men all so,
where they may land
they don't care, don't know.
Some are so easy it seems a shame,
and quite often the sport is extremely tame.
Don't be too cruel,
don't treat them too well,
just throw them some crumbs if you wish;
but ev'ry coquette has her own little net
for landing her own little fish.

Tra la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Come Little Fishes 1911
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
© MCMXI by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 02 March 2004 at 23.42
in association with Doug Grierson
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Joseph M. Gaites Presents - "The Enchantress"
An Opera Comique with Kitty Gordon
Book and Lyrics by Fred De Gresac & Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
Harry B. Smith Victor Herbert Publication:
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1911.
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