Oh! To Be A Sportive Fairy 1870

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Aug 2004

Oh! To be a sportive fairy,
dwelling in the scented rose!
sailing in the water lily
where the sparkling streamlet flows!
Lying rocked within the lotus
when the summer moonbeams shine,
singing softly in the blossoms
of the blooming eglantine!

Oh! to be a fair sea maiden,
stealing to some gallant's breast,
winning from some beauteous lady,
Him, the knight she loves the best!
Luring him to tempt the billow
but my words are wild and vain,
causing tender hearts to suffer,
we but me rit love's disdain!

Oh! To be a sportive fairy,
dwelling in the scented rose!
sailing in the water lily
where the sparkling streamlet flows!
Lying rocked within the lotus
when the summer moonbeams shine,
singing softly in the blossoms
of the blooming eglantine!

Let me, then, be that true fairy
Queen of some bright, happy home,
dwelling 'mid the friends that love me,
never seeking thence to roam!
Ah! This earth is full of gladness,
life's dark skies seem fair and blue,
when we soothe each other's sadness,
with affection, fond and true!
With affection fond and true!

Oh! To be a sportive fairy,
dwelling in the scented rose!
sailing in the water lily
where the sparkling streamlet flows!
Lying rocked within the lotus
when the summer moonbeams shine,
singing softly in the blossoms
of the blooming eglantine!

Singing softly singing softly
in the blossoms of the blooming eglantine,
singing softly
in the blossoms of the blooming eglantine!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Oh! To Be A Sportive Fairy 1870
Music by J.L.Hatton
Lyrics by B.S.Montgomery
© 1870 public domain
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 21 August 2004 at 15.49
in association with Doug Grierson
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courtesy of The National Library of Australia
nla.mus-an10690479-s2-v
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