N a very silly costume On a carnivalish street Where the street-lamp was Particularly low...
They met as-a-matter-of-fact She would listen, he would chat She - pierrette He - pierrot
Perhaps she’s really not pierrette Maybe that is just the thing She's a dull marionette That you handle with a string
But oh, what difference does it make For to pierrot's adoring eye She really is good looking "Ma’am, you're positively cooking" He will tell her, with a sigh.
But she is very quiet It is clear she'll never heed She must be on a verbal diet, So he begins to plead:
"You will drive me down to hell With the shower of your glances Burning rain of cruel romances That is tearing me apart! From my hat to my shoe-lace I am poisoned and disgraced Would you please give me a taste A small percentage of your heart!"
Then suddenly, she spoketh In a very high register, As if she were performing in Don Carlos She said: "mister...
(opera, in Italian…)
“Do you know I’m sick and tired Of a fate of being wired Oh, pierrot, your thickness is a crime! You've fallen to a foolish swoon Pathetically you cringe and croon Your destiny is sealed, for all of time!”
In a very silly costume On a carnivalish street Where the street-lamp was particularly low...
They met as-a-matter-of-fact She would listen, he would chat She - pierrette He - pierrot
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