George Gershwin — The Lorelei

(Verse) [GITA] 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 (Chorus) [GITA] I want to be like that girl 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-ho-de-ho-hi-de-hi 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 had a kick and a wallop For what they crave, she can always supply I want to be just like that other trollop The Lorelei (Chorus 2) [CHORINES] I want to sing like that girl on the river Who sang her song to the ships passing by She had the goods, and how she could deliver [GITA] The Lorelei She used to love in a strange kind of fashion With lots of hey-ho-de-ho-hi-de-hi [CHORINES] And never was a lady full of passion Like the Lorelei [GITA} She'd make them all "Ja, ja" [CHORINES] What a picture when she shook her frame [GITA] She'd take 'em all, ja, ja [CHORINES] With every shake forty battleships went up in flame [ALL] Each affair had a kick and a wallop For what they crave, she can always supply I want to be just like that other trollop The Lorelei


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