Cupid Tell Me Why 1911 'The Duchess'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14 Sep 2004

Oh Cupid, pray tell why
you deny and refuse to comply,
when e'er I ask your kindly aid?
No response to my prayer, ah, why?
Our trusting hearts you mould
I am told;
Pray, your secret unfold!
Ah! Help a lonely, lovelorn one,
whose heart is cold!

Richer than gold, love that is true!
Story that's old, still ever new!
Knowledge I yearn! Teach me, I pray!
Quickly I'll learn, show me the way.
Darksome and drear, life without love;
love that's sincere, blest all above,
Treasure most rare! Sent from above,
come to my heart
and let me live and love.

Richer than gold, love that is true!
Story that's old, still ever new!
Knowledge I yearn! Teach me, I pray!
Quickly I'll learn, show me the way.
Darksome and drear, life without love;
love that's sincere, blest all above,
Treasure most rare! Sent from above,
come to my heart
and let me live and love.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Cupid Tell Me Why 1911
Lyrics by Joseph Herbert
Music by Victor Herbert
© MCMXI by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 14 September 2004 at 21.30
in association with Doug Grierson
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Sam S. and Lee Shubert Inc. Present Fritzi Scheff
in the New Comic Opera - "The Duchess"
Book & Lyrics by Joseph Herbert & Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
Harry B. Smith Victor Herbert Publication: New York
M. Witmark & Sons, 1911
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