Doctor Dan 1895

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 05 May 2002

A hearty old man is Doctor Dan,
As any in Romford town,
With his cheery grin,
and his threefold chin,
and his jolly old shining crown.
His friends who have proved
what his quarters are,
right willingly stay to dine;
They have faith in his cook
and his old cigar,
and his bottle of vintage wine.
"It's a queer little crib,"
says Doctor Dan,
"But cosy enough for a single man,
but cosy enough for a single man."

As they lounge at their ease,
and toast their knees,
The host, with a laugh, will say:
"My kingdom's small, but over it all
I reign with a despot sway.
No serious dame may freeze my joke,
with a glance from her awful eye,
nor cough rebuke thro' a cloud of smoke,
or put the decanter by."
"I grieve in my heart," says Doctor Dan,
"for that poor white slave
the married man, that poor white slave
the married man."

But as soon as the last goodbye is said,
and he fears not ring or knock
He walks to his desk with a solemn tread,
and quietly turns the lock;
The tear mists rise in his brave blue eyes,
as he stands and gazes there
It is gold, bright gold in his hand that lies,
but the gold of a lost love's hair.
"It was only a dream," says Doctor Dan,
"But the waking has left me a lonely man,
The waking has left me a lonely,
A lonely man."

Soft karaoke
Words
treble clef 1
treble clef 2
lyric line
bass
Doctor Dan 1895
Music by Fank L. Moir
Lyrics by Fred Langbridge
copyright 1895 by Geo. Newnes Ltd., London
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Tuesday 07 May 2002 at 00.29
in association with Doug Grierson
*
Taken from the Strand Musical Magazine
No. 2 February 1895
*