No. 19 - Song - Charlie and Chorus

from "The Shop Girl"
Music by Felix McGlennon
Words by Adrian Ross
Sequenced by Colin Johnson
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By Felix McGlennon
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Charlie:] There was once a country maiden came to London for a trip,
And her golden hair was hanging down her back;
She was weary of the country so she gave her folks the slip,
And her golden hair was hanging down her back.
It was once a vivid auburn but her rivals call'd it red,
So she thought she could be happier with another shade instead,
And she stole the washing soda and applied it to her head,
And her golden hair was hanging down her back!
[Chorus:] But oh! Flo, such a change, you know!
When she left the village she was shy;
But alas and alack! she's gone back
With a naughty little twinkle in her eye.

[Charlie:] She had a country accent and a captivating glance,
And her golden hair was hanging down her back;
She wore some little diamonds that came from sunny France,
And her golden hair was hanging down her back.
She wandered out in London for a breath of ev'ning air
And strayed into a palace that was fine and large and fair;
It might be in a Circus- or, it might be in a Square!
But her golden hair was hanging down her back.
[Chorus:] But oh! Flo, such a change, you know!
When she left the village she was shy;
But alas and alack! she's gone back
With a naughty little twinkle in her eye.

[Charlie:] She met a young Philanthropist, a friend of Mrs. Chant-
And her golden hair was hanging down her back;
He lived at Peckham Rye with an extremely maiden aunt,
Who had not a hair a-hanging down her back.
The lady looked upon him in her fascinating way;
And what the consequences were I really cannot say,
But when his worthy maiden aunt remark'd his coat next day,
Well, some golden hairs were hanging down the back.
[Chorus:] But oh! Flo, such a change, you know!
When she left the village she was shy;
But alas and alack! she's gone back
With a naughty little twinkle in her eye.

[Charlie:] And London people were so nice to artless little Flo,
When her golden hair was hanging down her back;
That she now has been persuaded to appear in a tableau
Where her golden hair was hanging down her back.
She's posed beside a marble bath upon some marble stairs,
Just like a water nymph, or an advertisement of Pears',
And if you ask me to describe the costume that she wears-
Well, her golden hair was hanging down her back!
[Chorus:] But oh! Flo, such a change, you know!
When she left the village she was shy;
But alas and alack! she's gone back
With a naughty little twinkle in her eye.

Karaoke version by Colin Johnson

No. 19 - Song - Charlie and Chorus
Soft karaoke
Words
Charlie
Sopranos
Tenors
Right Hand
Left Hand