No. 6 - Song - Beatrice

from "The Shop Girl"
Music by Ivan Caryll
Words by Adrian Ross
Sequenced by Colin Johnson
All Rights Reserved

By Ivan Caryll
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Beatrice:] When I came to the shop some years ago,
I was terribly shy and simple,
With my skirt too high and my hat too low,
And an unbecoming dimple;
But soon I learnt, with a customer's aid,
How men make up to a sweet little maid,
And another lesson I've learnt since then,
How a sweet little maid makes up for men.
A touch of rouge that's only a touch,
And black in the eye, but not too much,
And a look that makes the Johnnies stop,
I learnt all that in the shop, shop, shop!
A touch of rouge that's only a touch,
And black in the eye, but not too much,
And a look that makes the Johnnies stop,
I learnt all that at the shop, shop, shop!

I have gathered a bit of the ways of life,
By seeing the people shopping,
When a husband comes with his wedded wife,
He growls when he sees her stopping.
For a married couple we always keep
A stock of articles extra cheap,
Since husbands bring us a large demand
For our bankrupt stock at second-hand.
But when it's a girl he means to wed,
Or somebody else's girl instead,
Then see what money a man will drop,
We know all that in a shop, shop, shop!
But when it's a girl he means to wed,
Or somebody else's girl instead,
Then see what money a man will drop,
We know all that in a shop, shop, shop!

And now that I know a thing or two,
And customers find me bonny,
I think that the proper thing to do
Is to watch for a wealthy Johnny.
There are plenty strolling round the place,
Looking at ribbons, and fans, and lace,
And it won't be very long, you'll see,
Till somebody makes a bid for me.
I won't take less than a noble Peer,
With twenty thousand or more a year,
And when we meet at a royal hop,
You won't say a word of the shop, shop, shop!
I won't take less than a noble Peer,
With twenty thousand or more a year,
And when we meet at a royal hop,
You won't say a word of the shop, shop, shop!

Karaoke version by Colin Johnson

No. 6 - Song - Beatrice
Soft karaoke
Words
Beatrice
Right Hand
Left Hand