Cupid, The Cunnin' Paudeen 1917 'Hearts Of Erin'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Aug 2004

Of course ye have heard of the Roman saints
like Apollo and Venus and Juno,
And Mars and Jove,
and the heathen drove,
whose morals were, arrah, well, you know!
Sure, but the cutest of all of them
was the cunnin' Paudeen they called Cupid!
When he shot his darts into aching hearts,
they fell in love!
Some say he still is livin'
and is waiting for me and you!
And if ever a chance he is givin'
he'll pierce all our hearts through and through.
Whether he lives or is dead and gone
there is only one thing I am sure of:
That soon or late,
when we meet our fate,
we fall in love!

Now, Cupid was up to all sorts of tricks,
because he was that cunnin' remember!
He found it sport of the rarest sort
when he could match May with December.
Prince he would marry to peasant girl,
and indeed, the delight of his life
was to play his jokes upon hapless folks
who fell in love!
Yet it must be related
in regard to this sly little elf
that though half of the world he has mated,
he's never been married himself.
Doubt if you will that he's livin' still,
but there's one thing at least,
I am sure of:
That soon or late,
when we meet our fate,
we fall in love!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Cupid, The Cunnin' Paudeen 1917
Lyrics by Henry Blossom
Music by Victor Herbert
© MCMXVII by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 18 August 2004 at 19.10
in association with Doug Grierson
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Joe Weber Presents A Romantic Comic Opera - "Hearts of Erin"
Book and Lyrics by Henry Blossom. Music by Victor Herbert
Staged by Fred G. Latham
Cupid the Cunnin' Paudeen. (Barry).
Victor Herbert Fred G. Latham Publication: New York:
M. Witmark & Sons, 1917.
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