Heaven Will Protect The Working Girl 1909

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 3 Nov 2008
2008

A village maid was leaving home
with tears her eyes were wet,
Her mother dear
was standing near the spot.
She says to her: "Neuralgia, dear,
I hope you won't forget
that I'm the only mother you have got.
The city is a wicked place
as any one can see,
and cruel dangers
'round your path may hurl.
So ev'ry week you'd better send
your wages back to me,
For Heaven will protect a working girl."

You are going far away,
but remember what I say,
when you are in the city's giddy whirl,
From temptations, crimes and follies,
Villains, taxi cabs and trolleys Oh!
Heaven will protect a working girl.

Her dear old Mother's words proved true
for soon the poor girl met
a man who on her ruin was intent.
He treated her respectful
as those villans always do
and she supposed he was a perfect gent.
But she found diff'rent
when one night she went with him to dine.
Into a table d'hote
so blythe and gay;
And he says to her:
After this we'll have a demitasse,"
Then, to him these brave words
the girl did say:

Stand back, villain!
Go your way,
here I will no longer stay,
Although you were a Marquis or an Earl
You may tempt the upper classes
with your villanous demitasses
But Heaven will protect a working girl.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Heaven Will Protect The Working Girl 1909
A Burlesque Ballad
Music by A.Baldwin Sloane
Lyrics by Edgar Smith
© MCMIX by Chas. K. Harris
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 3 November 2008 at 17.36
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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