STREETS OF CAIRO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
( The Poor Little Country Girl ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I will sing you a song, and it won't be very long 'Bout a maiden sweet, and she never would do wrong Everyone said she was pretty; she was not long in the city All alone, oh, what a pity, poor little maid. Chorus: She never saw the streets of Cairo On the Midway she had never strayed She never saw the kutchy, kutchy Poor little country maid. She went out one night, did this innocent divine With a nice young man, who invited her to dine Now he's sorry that he met her, and he never will forget her In the future he'll know better, poor little maid. Chorus: She was engaged as a picture for to pose To appear each night in abbreviated clothes All the dudes were in a flurry, for to catch her they did hurry One who caught her now is sorry, poor little maid. Chorus: She was much fairer far than Trilby Lots of more men sorry will be If they don't try to keep away from this Poor little country maid. |
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Written and composed by James Thornton - 1893 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performed by Ellaline Terriss (1871-1971) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performed by Bonnie Thornton (1871-1920) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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