On A Steamer Coming Over 1933

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29 Jan 2006
2006

I tried my luck at mountain climbing,
it simply wasn't meant for me.
I don't believe in mountain climbing
I found my happiness at sea.

'Twas on a steamer coming over
life began all anew,
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she,
and there was I,
what could we do?
I knew I was a lucky rover,
ev'ry day our love grew.
Our hopes were high,
our hearts were free,
and she and I
were both at sea.
What could we do?
Sweet romance seemed
to fill the air,
it caught us unaware,
we kissed one night
beneath a yellow moon,
and right then and there
we started humming
a happy wedding tune.
'Twas on a steamer coming over
we both vowed to be true
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she
and there was I
what could we do?

'Twas on a steamer coming over
life began all anew,
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she,
and there was I,
what could we do?
I knew I was a lucky rover,
ev'ry day our love grew.
Our hopes were high,
our hearts were free,
and she and I
were both at sea.
What could we do?
Sweet romance seemed
to fill the air,
it caught us unaware,
we kissed one night
beneath a yellow moon,
and right then and there
we started humming
a happy wedding tune.
'Twas on a steamer coming over
we both vowed to be true
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she
and there was I
what could we do?

Upon the calm contented water,
we watched the moon beams gently play,
and as we wandered hand in hand, dear,
you seemed to steal my heart away.

'Twas on a steamer coming over
life began all anew,
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she,
and there was I,
what could we do?
I knew I was a lucky rover,
ev'ry day our love grew.
Our hopes were high,
our hearts were free,
and she and I
were both at sea.
What could we do?
Sweet romance seemed
to fill the air,
it caught us unaware,
we kissed one night
beneath a yellow moon,
and right then and there
we started humming
a happy wedding tune.
'Twas on a steamer coming over
we both vowed to be true
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she
and there was I
what could we do?

'Twas on a steamer coming over
life began all anew,
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she,
and there was I,
what could we do?
I knew I was a lucky rover,
ev'ry day our love grew.
Our hopes were high,
our hearts were free,
and she and I
were both at sea.
What could we do?
Sweet romance seemed
to fill the air,
it caught us unaware,
we kissed one night
beneath a yellow moon,
and right then and there
we started humming
a happy wedding tune.
'Twas on a steamer coming over
we both vowed to be true
a perfect sea,
a sunny sky,
for there was she
and there was I
what could we do?

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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On A Steamer Coming Over 1933
Music by Lou Handman
Lyrics by Joe Goodwin & Henry Bergman
© MCMXXXIII by Broadway Music Corp. N.Y.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 29 January 2006 at 18.10
in association with Doug Grierson
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