My Bird Of Paradise 1915

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 13 Sept 2007
2007

In Honolulu far away
a maiden who could not be gay
is feeling so much better
since she recieved a letter.
From her Hawaiian lover came
a little tender note.
She's so excited and so delighted
for this is what he wrote.

Wait for me
my Honolulu girl,
my Hulahula girl
I'm coming back to you.
That sunny sky land
Hawaiian Island
will soon be my land
I hear a Ukelele strumming gaily.
In my dreams
you seem to say to me
come back and play to me
that melody
Oh, so nice!
So if you love me still
my things I'll pack again
then I'll be coming back again
to you, my Bird of Paradise.

Wait for me
my Honolulu girl,
my Hulahula girl
I'm coming back to you.
That sunny sky land
Hawaiian Island
will soon be my land
I hear a Ukelele strumming gaily.
In my dreams
you seem to say to me
come back and play to me
that melody
Oh, so nice!
So if you love me still
my things I'll pack again
then I'll be coming back again
to you, my Bird of Paradise.

In Honolulu by the sea
a maiden's waiting patiently
and as a ship goes past her
her little heart beats faster.
He'll soon be landing at the pier
she's waiting for the boat.
He won't forget her for in his letter
her sweet Hawaiian wrote:

Wait for me
my Honolulu girl,
my Hulahula girl
I'm coming back to you.
That sunny sky land
Hawaiian Island
will soon be my land
I hear a Ukelele strumming gaily.
In my dreams
you seem to say to me
come back and play to me
that melody
Oh, so nice!
So if you love me still
my things I'll pack again
then I'll be coming back again
to you, my Bird of Paradise.

Wait for me
my Honolulu girl,
my Hulahula girl
I'm coming back to you.
That sunny sky land
Hawaiian Island
will soon be my land
I hear a Ukelele strumming gaily.
In my dreams
you seem to say to me
come back and play to me
that melody
Oh, so nice!
So if you love me still
my things I'll pack again
then I'll be coming back again
to you, my Bird of Paradise.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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My Bird Of Paradise 1915
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© MCMXV by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 13 September 2007 at 2.20pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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