Poppy Blossom 1919

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Nov 2009
2009

Sweethearts have believed
Lovers have deceived
since the world began,
and in old Japan
when a lover's art
wins a trusting heart,
she will toss a poppy at his feet
and then repeat a tale,
of a poppy blossom,
waiting in a lonely vale.

Poppy Blossom,
'neath the starlit skies,
Poppy Blossom,
to the moon she sighs,
find my lover,
should you discover,
That he loves another,
I shall not cry,
say that Poppy sends a farewell kiss,
with a blessing
then tell him this,
If we must meet no more
what is life worth living for?
That's Poppy Blossom's goodbye!

Poppy Blossom,
'neath the starlit skies,
Poppy Blossom,
to the moon she sighs,
find my lover,
should you discover,
That he loves another,
I shall not cry,
say that Poppy sends a farewell kiss,
with a blessing
then tell him this,
If we must meet no more
what is life worth living for?
That's Poppy Blossom's goodbye!

So the story's told
still the buds unfold
and the poppies bloom
breathing love's perfume
till a summer's day
brings a lover gay,
Then another smile,
a moment's bliss,
a tender kiss of love,
and another Poppy
crying to the moon above.

Poppy Blossom,
'neath the starlit skies,
Poppy Blossom,
to the moon she sighs,
find my lover,
should you discover,
That he loves another,
I shall not cry,
say that Poppy sends a farewell kiss,
with a blessing
then tell him this,
If we must meet no more
what is life worth living for?
That's Poppy Blossom's goodbye!

Poppy Blossom,
'neath the starlit skies,
Poppy Blossom,
to the moon she sighs,
find my lover,
should you discover,
That he loves another,
I shall not cry,
say that Poppy sends a farewell kiss,
with a blessing
then tell him this,
If we must meet no more
what is life worth living for?
That's Poppy Blossom's goodbye!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Poppy Blossom 1919
Music by Abe Olman
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
© MCMXIX by Leo Feist Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 12.05
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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