San 1920

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 28  Dec 2009
2009

King San of Senegal
Sat on the shore,
at Bulamay, Bulamay,
singing a sad refrain
to his dear queen
who'd gone away,
this was his lay:

Oh, sweetheart Lona
my darling Lona
Why have you gone away?
You said you loved me,
but if you loved me,
why did you act this way?
If I had ever been untrue to you,
What you have done
would be the thing to do;
But my heart aches dear,
and it will break, dear,
if you don't come
back home again to San!

Oh, sweetheart Lona
my darling Lona,
have you come back to stay?
You said you loved me
I knew you loved me
I knew you'd come some day.
If I had ever been untrue to you,
What you have done
would be the thing to do;
But now you're mine, dear,
for all the time, dear,
and you're forgiven
by your loving San!

One day the Queen came hone
Saw San in sadness on the shore,
on the shore,
Told him she'd no more roam.
Only her San
would she adore,
Then came his lore:

Oh, sweetheart Lona
my darling Lona
Why have you gone away?
You said you loved me,
but if you loved me,
why did you act this way?
If I had ever been untrue to you,
What you have done
would be the thing to do;
But my heart aches dear,
and it will break, dear,
if you don't come
back home again to San!

Oh, sweetheart Lona
my darling Lona,
have you come back to stay?
You said you loved me
I knew you loved me
I knew you'd come some day.
If I had ever been untrue to you,
What you have done
would be the thing to do;
But now you're mine, dear,
for all the time, dear,
and you're forgiven
by your loving San!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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San 1920
by Lindsay McPhail & Walter Michels
© MCMXX by van Alstyne & Curtis, Chicago. Ill.
© MCMXXIII transferred to L.B.Curtis Mus.Pub. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 28 December 2009 at 11.56
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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