The Amorous Goldfish 1896

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 29Apr2025
2025

A goldfish swam in a big glass bowl,
as dear little goldfish do,
but she loved with the whole
of her heart and soul,
an officer brave from the ocean wave,
and she thought that he loved her too!
Her small inside he daily fed
with crumbs of the best digestive bread
"This kind of attention proves,"
said he, "how exceedingly fond he is of me!"
And she thought, "It's fitfitfitter,
he should love my glitglitglitter,
then his heart gave away,
to the butterflies gay,
or the birds that twittwittwitter."

She flashed her frock in the sunshine bright
that officer brave to charm,
and he vowed she was quite a delightful sight,
so her spirits were gay
till he came one day
with a girl on his stalwart arm.
In whispers low they talked of love,
he begged for a rose and a worn out glove;
but when they kissed a fond goodbye,
the poor little goldfish longed to die!
And she sobbed "It's bitbitbitter
he should love this critcritcritter,
when I thought he would wish
for a nice little fish
with a frock all glitglitglitter.

That charming girl for a time upset
the officer brave and gay,
and his sad little pet
he contrived to forget,
for with never a crumb
did he chance to come
so the goldfish passed away!
Until one day some careless soul
with a smash knocked over
the big glass bowl,
and there on the carpet,
dead and cold
lay the poor little fish
in her frock of gold!
And her fate so bitbitbitter
is a story fitfitfitter
for a sad little sigh
and a tear in the eye
than a thoughtless
tittittitter!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Amorous Goldfish 1896
Lyrics by Harry Greenbank
Music by Sidney Jones
© 1896 by Hopwood & Crew
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 13.55
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James Pitt-Payne