How To Tell A Fairy Tale 1905 'Alice And The Eight Princesses'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29 Mar 2006
2006

There was once a married lady
on a journey went away,
to visit all her relatives,
a month or so to stay;
but when she suddenly came home
when hubby wasn't there.
She found two foreign hairpins
and some almost golden hair;
then the scene with which she welcomed him
was terrible to see,
but when 'twas o'er, the husband said:
"You are unjust to me,
they've lady burgulars today,
and while away I've been,
some female Raffles blonde and bold
has gone and broken in."

And much to his surprise
she did believe him,
to clear him quite
his story didn't fail;
and from all shade of doubt
it did relieve him,
for he knew how to tell a fairy tale.

And much to his surprise
she did believe him,
to clear him quite
his story didn't fail;
and from all shade of doubt
it did relieve him,
for he knew how to tell a fairy tale.

There was once a married bank clerk
who off to the race track went,
to bet upon a real good thing
the money saved for rent;
and when back home he'd walked again
the idol of his soul.
Told him that she had need
to spend a section of his roll;
"My love," he said, "upon these notes
I found there was a curse,
for ev'ry one of them had been
in Rockefeller purse.
The thought of tainted money
all my soul with horror fills,
so I rushed unto the river
and threw in those blighted bills!"

And much to his surprise
she did believe him,
to clear him quite
his story didn't fail;
and from all shade of doubt
it did relieve him,
for he knew how to tell a fairy tale.

And much to his surprise
she did believe him,
to clear him quite
his story didn't fail;
and from all shade of doubt
it did relieve him,
for he knew how to tell a fairy tale.

Soft karaoke
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lyric
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How To Tell A Fairy Tale 1905
from "Alice And The Eight Princesses"
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Glen MacDonough
© MCMV by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 29 March 2006 at 21.22
in association with Doug Grierson
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