Romany Life 1898 'The Fortune Teller'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 06 May 2004

We have a home 'neath the forest shades,
never any other have we.
Never any other have we.
Our campfires glow in the nooks and glades,
where our tents are white to see.
Where our tents are white to see.
Wand'ring ever here and there.
Our roof is the sky above Juche!
But the Romany eyes are rare,
and the Romany life is love.

Thro' the forest, wild and free,
sounds our Magyar melody;
ever dancing, none can be
half so merry as are we.
Thro' the forest, wild and free,
sounds the Magyar melody;
ever dancing as they say,
none so merry and none so gay;
Faster twirling! Juche!
with leap and bound, Ho!
Dance Ay dance, Zigeuner to music's sound;
Singing ever Juche!
Our song is gay, Ho!
Sing, Ay, sing, Zigeuner while yet ye may.

Thro' the forest, wild and free,
sounds our Magyar melody,
ever dancing as they say,
none so merry, and none so gay.
Singing Romany, Ah!
Sighing Romany ne'er, Ah! Ah!

Thro' the forest, wild and free,
sounds our Magyar melody;
ever dancing, none can be
half so merry as lads of Romany.
None so gay as we,
the lads of Romany.
None so gay as we,
the lads of Romany.
Eljen! Eljen! Ha!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Romany Life 1898
Lyrics by Harry B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
© MDCCCXCVIII by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 06 May 2004 at 18.14
in association with Doug Grierson
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Romany Life. From - "The Fortune Teller"
Lyric by Harry B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert.
Victor Herbert Publication: New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1898
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