Lets Be Lonesome Together 1923 Gershwin

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 15 Jul 2006
2006

[She:] Within a cage
a fair canary
so very unhappy
sang to a little goldfish
where he was swimming
in a crystal bowl,
she sang: "This empty life
of solitude here has ruined my high C;
you look so happy isn't it queer
I'm lonesome as can be."
The golodfish said: "You're wrong, my dear,
I'm lonesome too."
Then I heard the fair canary coo:

Let's be lonesome together,
why be lonesome alone?
Two together can weather
any weather that's known;
we'll soon realize
loneliness can be a blessing in disguise:
So let's be lonesome together
then we won't be lonesome at all.

Let's be lonesome together,
why be lonesome alone?
Two together can weather
any weather that's known;
we'll soon realize
loneliness can be a blessing in disguise:
So let's be lonesome together
then we won't be lonesome at all.

[He:] The story of the fair canary
is very delightful
I hope the goldfish wasn't wary
and answered to her friendly plea
their plight, you know,
is quite appealing to me
'cause I'm alone and blue
and let me say it's easy to see
that you are lonely, too.
So, as the fair canary did
I'd like to do;
let me share my loneliness with you:

Let's be lonesome together,
why be lonesome alone?
Two together can weather
any weather that's known;
we'll soon realize
loneliness can be a blessing in disguise:
So let's be lonesome together
then we won't be lonesome at all.

Let's be lonesome together,
why be lonesome alone?
Two together can weather
any weather that's known;
we'll soon realize
loneliness can be a blessing in disguise:
So let's be lonesome together
then we won't be lonesome at all.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Lets Be Lonesome Together 1923 Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by B.G.De Sylva & E. Ray Goetz
© MCMXXIII by Harms Inc.  N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 15 July 2006 at 10.10am
in association with Doug Grierson
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