Thursday, November 29, 2007

The "Charlotte Girl Song."

Sing To The Tune Of "Danny Boy".
All caps used for emphasis.

OH CHARLOTTE GIRL
MY HEART, MY HEART IS ACHIN' SO,
IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS
SINCE FIRST I FELL FOR YOU.

THE TIME HAS COME
WHEN ALL THE LEAVES ARE FALLIN' DOWN,
AND SOON THE SNOW
WILL START TO FALL HERE TOO.

THE TIME WILL FLY
AND IF YOU DO NOT CALL ME SOON,
I WILL GO ON
WITH WHAT MUST BE DONE HERE.

I'D GIVE MY ALL
IF I COULD ONLY HAVE JUST YOU,
RIGHT HERE IN TIME
AND MAKE MY LOVE FOR YOU SO NEAR.



I'VE SPENT SOME TIME
COMPOSIN' WORDS TO CHEER YOU ON,
TO HELP YOU SEE
WHAT FUTURE THINGS CAN BE.

YOUR HEART IS FREE
TO CHOOSE WHO SHARES YOUR LOVE WITH YOU,
I REALLY HOPE
YOUR CHOICE IS ONLY ME.

THE STARS WILL SHINE
FOREVER IN MY HEART FOR YOU,
THE BIRDS WILL SING
FOR YOU AND I ALONE,

WHENEVER WE ARE TALKIN'
AS WE ALWAYS SHOULD,
ABOUT THE THINGS
WE KNOW IS JUST OUR HEART FELT OWN.


OH CHARLOTTE GIRL
THE WORLD, THE WORLD IS CRYING,
IT'S LOST THE JOY
AND CANNOT FIND THE WAY.

THE GODS OF YORE
HAVE SENT THEIR MINDS A RE-E-LING,
AND THEY CANNOT
THINK CLEARLY ANY DAY.

MY GOD AND I
ARE TRYING TO GO A-AID THEM,
WE NEED YOUR HELP
TO EASE THEIR AW-FUL WOE,

SO WILL YOU PLEASE
JOIN US IN OUR EN-DE-AV-OR,
TO HEAL THEIR WOUNDS OF SUFFERING
AS MIGHT WE GO.

Lyrics Copyrighted (c) 2002
by Donald Richard Ballard
Composed on November 1, 2002

Excerpt from: www.trafford.com/05-2672

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