Legend Of The Pearls 1921 "Music Box Revue"

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 06 Nov 2006
2006

"Pearls means Tears" is a saying old,
years ago it was found I'm told,
in a legend I'll disclose
here's how the story goes.
Once a maid on her wedding day,
lost her love who had sailed away,
his ship returning home
disappeared in the angry foam.
Beside the sea she sat and cried,
a most unhappy girl,
and ev'ry tear that fell below
became a precious pearl.

Strings of tear drops
that you and I call pearls,
fell from the eyes of a beautiful bride,
who sat and cried by the seaside
and when a crown of silver
replaced her golden curls
she had spent all her years,
shedding sad little tears,
just to make your string of pearls.

Strings of tear drops
that you and I call pearls,
fell from the eyes of a beautiful bride,
who sat and cried by the seaside
and when a crown of silver
replaced her golden curls
she had spent all her years,
shedding sad little tears,
just to make your string of pearls.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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Legend Of The Pearls 1921
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© MCMXXI by Irving Berlin Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 06 November 2006 at 11.55am
in association with Doug Grierson
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