Star Light Star Bright 1895 'The Wizard of the Nile'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 20 Jan 2005

When sitting alone at eventide
and watching the stars peep out,
if your mind you are vexing
with something perplexing
that worries and makes you doubt,
If jealousy mocks and teases you
of someone that's far away,
to the first star that peers,
just confide all your fears,
and this little formula.

Star light, star bright,
very first star I see tonight,
Tell me, tell me all I wish to know.
Does the girl that I adore,
love me less or love me more?
Star light, star bright,
Tell me: is it so?

You come home at night
and your wife's smile is bright,
she will give you a loving kiss.
You sit down to dine
and the dinner is fine;
'tis a case of domestic bliss.
She brings you your slippers,
your best cigars;
with affection she holds your hand.
She sits on your knee,
she is sweet as can be,
but why you can't understand.

Star light, star bright
very first star I see tonight
tell me, tell me,
all I wish to know
all this kindness is too much.
This must be a case of "touch"
Star light, star bright.
Tell me: is it so?

In the papers we've seen
all the news there has been
of a certain prospective fight.
They've flooded the nation
with rash conversation
till the public is wearied quite.
They travelled as "stars"
they've quarrelled in bars;
they tried each other's noses to pull;
but when they take hold
they'll find I am told
that they both have their hands pretty full.

Star light, star bright,
very first star I see tonight
tell me, tell me, all I wish to know
if ever they do put on the mitts,
Will "Fitz" have "Jim"
or "Jim" have "Fitz"?
Star light, star bright,
Tell me: is it so?

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Star Light Star Bright 1895
Waltz Song From - "The Wizard of the Nile"
Comic Opera in 3 Acts
Libretto by Harry B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert
© 1895 by Edward Schuberth & Co., New York
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 20 January 2005 at 16.40
in association with Doug Grierson
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