Crocodile Isle 1906

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Jun 2008
2008

Far off in Egypt's lands,
down by the sil'vry Nile,
On its sunbeaten sands,
there lived a crocodile,
he loved a green skin maid,
but she seemed so afraid,
and said she'd rather roam away,
though he called her "love" and "dear"
and he whispered in to her ear...

Don't go away and leave me,
why won't you stay and spoon!
If you should go
'twould grieve me,
stay 'neath the sil'vry moon,
I like your stylish manner,
linger a little while,
I've got a tale to tell you
'bout Crocodile Isle.

Don't go away and leave me,
why won't you stay and spoon!
If you should go
'twould grieve me,
stay 'neath the sil'vry moon,
I like your stylish manner,
linger a little while,
I've got a tale to tell you
'bout Crocodile Isle.

Once in the dry goods store,
they met one summer's day,
side by side, on the floor,
'mong leather goods so gay,
he said: "I told you so,"
we had no right to go,
no right to leave the sunny Nile,
you're simply a lady's purse,
you remember my love sick verse...

Don't go away and leave me,
why won't you stay and spoon!
If you should go
'twould grieve me,
stay 'neath the sil'vry moon,
I like your stylish manner,
linger a little while,
I've got a tale to tell you
'bout Crocodile Isle.

Don't go away and leave me,
why won't you stay and spoon!
If you should go
'twould grieve me,
stay 'neath the sil'vry moon,
I like your stylish manner,
linger a little while,
I've got a tale to tell you
'bout Crocodile Isle.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Crocodile Isle 1906
Music by Theodore Morse
Lyrics by Jack Drislane
© 1906 by F.B.Haviland Pub.Co.Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 23.31
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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