Ruins 1933 'Nymph Errant'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Sep 2005

When we started on this Mediterranean cruise
we were quite prepared
to squander ev'ry rupee
on the kind of fun one's clergyman taboos,
that delightful sport
that's known as making whoopee.
Yet though still athirst
for ribald Arabian nights
we're becoming so depressed
you wouldn't know us,
for whenever we go out
to see the sights,
instead of anything gay
they always show us:

Ruins, ruins, ruins
everywhere we go they show us ruins.
We saw a pile in Carthage,
in Rome, another lot, while here,
apart from bugs and fleas,
the only thing they've got is
Ruins, ruins, ruins
Ruins constitute our daily doin's
We're off again, thank heaven,
this afternoon at four,
to sail across the water
for Egypt's balmy shore,
and when we get to Luxor
we'll be dragged to see some more
ruins, ruins, ruins.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Ruins 1933 Cole Porter
Words and Music by Cole Porter
from "Nymph Errant"
from "The Unpublished Cole Porter" © 2003 - Judy Brown
© 1933 WB Music Corp.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 21 September at 23.31
in association with Doug Grierson
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