Tea-Cup Girl 1921

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 10 Nov 2008
2008

Far, far away
there is a garden,
by the China Sea,
there sits a maiden
telling fortunes
o'er a cup of tea.
Ah San is her name,
Sets my heart aflame.
Under the cherry blossoms there
'neath balmy skies of blue,
She'll tell you pretty stories
of your past and future too.
I'll go back some day
and to her I'll say:

Tell a fortune just for me, I plea,
Ah San.
O'er your tiny cup of tea,
beside your fan;
If it doesn't say I love
but you, it isn't true,
for no one else would ever do.
And you know I have a doubt,
about your heart;
Won't you give me
just the slightest little part?
Tell my fortune
in your tiny cup of tea,
and tell me
does my little teacup girl love me?

Some people tell a fortune
by the lines upon your hand,
Some use a crystal ball to see
the future you command,
These I don't believe,
really they deceive,
If it is romance
I am seeking
to Ah San I go.
And in a blossomscented garden
whisper soft and low,
"Tell me now I pray,
What the tea leaves say?

Tell a fortune just for me, I plea,
Ah San.
O'er your tiny cup of tea,
beside your fan;
If it doesn't say I love
but you, it isn't true,
for no one else would ever do.
And you know I have a doubt,
about your heart;
Won't you give me
just the slightest little part?
Tell my fortune
in your tiny cup of tea,
and tell me
does my little teacup girl love me?

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Tea-Cup Girl 1921
by Weston Williams
© MCMXXI by Daniels & Wilson Inc. - San Francisco, Ca
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 10 November 2008 at 17.13
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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