Lorelei

Back in the days of knights and armour,

There once lived a lovely charmer;

Swimming in the Rhine,

Her figure was divine!

She had a yen for all the sailors,

Fishermen and gobs and whalers;

She had a most immoral eye,

They called her Lorelei.

She created quite a stir,

And I want to be like her!

I want to be like the gal on the river

Who sang her songs to the ships passing by;

She had the goods and how she could deliver,

The Lorelei!

She used to love in a strange kind of fashion,

With lots of "hey, ho-de-ho, hi-de-hi!",

And I can guarantee I'm full of passion,

Like the Lorelei!

Oh I'm treacherous, ya ya,

And I just can't hold myself in check!

And I'm lecherous, ya ya,

I wanna bite my initials on a sailor's neck!

And each affair has a kick and a wallop,

For what they crave I can always supply!

I wanna be like that other trollop

Called the Lorelei!

I wanna be like the gal on the river

Who sang to the ships passin' by;

She had the goods and how she could deliver,

The Lorelei!

She used to love in a strange kind of fashion,

With "hey, ho-de-ho, hi-de-hi!",

Guarantee I'm full of passion,

Like the Lorelei!

Oh I'm treacherous, ya ya,

And I just can't hold myself in check!

Lecherous, ya ya,

I wanna bite my initials on a sailor's neck!

And each affair has a kick and a wallop,

What they crave I can always supply!

I wanna be like that other Lorelei!

• Artist:George Gershwin