Lorelei 1932 Gershwin

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 May 2011
2011

Back in the days of Knights in armor
there once lived a lovely charmer;
swimming in the Rhine,
her figure was divine.
She had a yen for all the sailors,
fishermen and gobs and whalers;
she had a most immoral eye
they called her Lorelei;
She created quite a stir
and I want to be like her.

I want to be
like that gal on the river,
who sang her song
to the ships passing by;
She had the goods
and how she could deliver
The Lorelei!
She used to love
in a strange kind of fashion,
with lots of hey!
hodeho! Hidihi!
And I can guarantee
I'm full of passion
Like The Lorelei.
I'm treacherous Ja! Ja!
Oh, I just can't hold myself in check.
I'm lecherous Ja! Ja!
I want to bite my initials
on a sailor's neck!
Each affair has a kick and a wallop,
for what they crave
I can always supply
I want to be
just like that other trollop
The Lorelei!

I want to be
like that gal on the river,
who sang her song
to the ships passing by;
She had the goods
and how she could deliver
The Lorelei!
She used to love
in a strange kind of fashion,
with lots of hey!
hodeho! Hidihi!
And I can guarantee
I'm full of passion
Like The Lorelei.
I'm treacherous Ja! Ja!
Oh, I just can't hold myself in check.
I'm lecherous Ja! Ja!
I want to bite my initials
on a sailor's neck!
Each affair has a kick and a wallop,
for what they crave
I can always supply
I want to be
just like that other trollop
The Lorelei!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Lorelei 1932 Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
© 1932 by WB Music Corp.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 20 May 2011 at 22.55
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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