Down In Waterloo 1914 Al Jolson

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 9 April 2009
2009

I went abroad last May
off for a holiday
I went to England
then over to France,
Jumped down to Belgium
while I had a chance,
When I left the train that day,
I strolled all alone away.

I went down from Brussels town
to Waterloo, Waterloo,
I saw where the bullets flew
at Waterloo, Waterloo,
I stood where Napoleon
his sword he drew,
To do or die or fly from Waterloo,
And there I met
a pretty Belgian maid
with eyes of blue,
sweet eyes of blue,
I stopped awhile to listen to
her "parlezvous"
and kissed her too,
And like the great Napoleon
What did I do?
Did I do?
I met my fate
way down in Waterloo.

I went down from Brussels town
to Waterloo, Waterloo,
I saw where the bullets flew
at Waterloo, Waterloo,
I stood where Napoleon
his sword he drew,
To do or die or fly from Waterloo,
And there I met
a pretty Belgian maid
with eyes of blue,
sweet eyes of blue,
I stopped awhile to listen to
her "parlezvous"
and kissed her too,
And like the great Napoleon
What did I do?
Did I do?
I met my fate
way down in Waterloo.

She took me by surprise
she won me with her eyes,
couldn't advance
and I couldn't retreat,
She threw a glance
and I fell at her feet.
So she took revenge on me
for Wellington's victory.

I went down from Brussels town
to Waterloo, Waterloo,
I saw where the bullets flew
at Waterloo, Waterloo,
I stood where Napoleon
his sword he drew,
To do or die or fly from Waterloo,
And there I met
a pretty Belgian maid
with eyes of blue,
sweet eyes of blue,
I stopped awhile to listen to
her "parlezvous"
and kissed her too,
And like the great Napoleon
What did I do?
Did I do?
I met my fate
way down in Waterloo.

I went down from Brussels town
to Waterloo, Waterloo,
I saw where the bullets flew
at Waterloo, Waterloo,
I stood where Napoleon
his sword he drew,
To do or die or fly from Waterloo,
And there I met
a pretty Belgian maid
with eyes of blue,
sweet eyes of blue,
I stopped awhile to listen to
her "parlezvous"
and kissed her too,
And like the great Napoleon
What did I do?
Did I do?
I met my fate
way down in Waterloo.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Down In Waterloo 1914 Al Jolson
Music by Albert Gumble & Jack Wells
Lyrics by Alfred Bryan
© MCMXIV by Jerome H.REmick & Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 9 April 2009 at 18.42
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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