Just For Today 1900 'The Viceroy'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 Mar 2004

I know love's reign is not for long;
perchance an hour.
'Tis like the cadence of a song.
A fragile flow'r;
a truant bird that seeks to range afar and fly,
a kiss that on the lips will change in to a sigh.

And yet, my darling, just for today,
let us forget! Let us forget!
And heart to heart,
be happy as we may,
just for today, love,
Just for today!

The violet eyes, so true, so dear;
the hand I press;
the gentle voice I love to hear,
the golden tress;
the lips I kiss and would not lose,
for life divine. Tomorrow maybe,
who knows whose today they're mine.

And yet, my darling, just for today,
let us forget! Let us forget!
And heart to heart,
be happy as we may,
just for today, love,
Just for today!

Just for a day, a day!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Just For Today 1900
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
© MCM by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 26 March at 11.53
in association with Doug Grierson
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Vocal Selections From - "The Viceroy" - A Comic Opera in 3 Acts
As Produced by the Famous Bostonians.
Music by Victor Herbert. Book by Harry B. Smith.
Harry B. Smith Publication: New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1900
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