by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 04 Apr 2005

Back in the days of knights in armor
there once lived a lovely charmer;
swimming in the Rhine,
her figure was divine.
She had a yen for all the sailors,
fishermen and gobs and whalers;
she had a most immoral eye
they called her Lorelei.
She created quite a stir
and I want to be like her.

I want to be like that gal on the river,
who sang her song to the ships passing by;
she had the goods and how she could deliver
the Lorelei!
She used to love in a strange kind of fashion,
with lots of Hey! Hodeho! Hidihi!
And I can guarantee I'm full of passion
like the Lorelei!
I'm treacherous Ja! Ja!
Oh, I just can't hold myself in check.
I'm lecherous Ja! Ja!
I want to bite my initials on a sailor's neck!
Each affair has a kick and a wallop,
for what they crave I can always supply
I want to be just like that other trollop
The Lorelei!

I want to be like that gal on the river,
who sang her song to the ships passing by;
she had the goods and how she could deliver
the Lorelei!
She used to love in a strange kind of fashion,
with lots of Hey! Hodeho! Hidihi!
And I can guarantee I'm full of passion
like the Lorelei!
I'm treacherous Ja! Ja!
Oh, I just can't hold myself in check.
I'm lecherous Ja! Ja!
I want to bite my initials on a sailor's neck!
Each affair has a kick and a wallop,
for what they crave I can always supply
I want to be just like that other trollop
The Lorelei!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Lorelei 1932 Gershwin
from "Pardon My English"
Music by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
© 1932 by WB Music Corp. (renewed)
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 04 April 2005 at 16.18
in association with Doug Grierson
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