Brian Hyland — The Genie

I passed a little shop And there I had to stop Inside the window was a tarnish lamp of gold Bought it, took it home And when I got alone Rubbed it like the story I'd been told so long ago Genie, Genie grant to me Just one wish and that should be I hold her love instead of misery Genie, Genie don’t you know Love must have a time to grow One wish can't make it last forevermore So it came to be She fell in love with me But it didn't really work out too pеrfectly The geniе had been kind But in too little time He’d given love that came to us too easily Genie, Genie grant to me Just one wish and that should be I hold her love instead of misery Genie, Genie don't you know Love must have a time to grow One wish can't make it last forevermore Now the lamp stands by itself An ornament upon its shelf Holding up some books, I've never read them And though the Genie stands alone I got her love back on my own I'll never need the Genie's help again Genie, Genie grant to me Just one wish and that should be I hold her love instead of misery Genie, Genie don't you know Love must have a time to grow One wish can't make it last forevermore