Cheap shot. Why mess with history? Nothing to say so evoke something iconic and say nothing...
Underneath the lantern,
By the barrack gate,
Darling, I remember
The way you used to wait.
’Twas there that you whispered tenderly
That you loved me,
You'd always be,
My Lily of the Lamplight,
My own Lily Marlene.
Time would come for roll call,
Time for us to part.
Darling, I'd caress you
And press you to my heart,
And there 'neath that far-off lantern light,
I'd hold you tight ,
We'd kiss good night,
My Lily of the Lamplight,
My own Lily Marlene.
Orders came for sailing
Somewhere over there.
“All confined to barracks,”
Was more than I could bear.
I knew you were waiting in the street.
I heard your feet,
But could not meet,
My Lily of the Lamplight,
My own Lily Marlene
Resting in our billets,
Just behind the lines,
Even tho' we're parted,
Your lips are close to mine.
You wait where that lantern softly gleams.
Your sweet face seems
To haunt my dreams,
My Lily of the Lamplight,
My own Lily Marlene
Cheap shot. Why mess with history? Nothing to say so evoke something iconic and say nothing...
Underneath the lantern, By the barrack gate, Darling, I remember The way you used to wait. ’Twas there that you whispered tenderly That you loved me, You'd always be, My Lily of the Lamplight, My own Lily Marlene.
Time would come for roll call, Time for us to part. Darling, I'd caress you And press you to my heart, And there 'neath that far-off lantern light, I'd hold you tight , We'd kiss good night, My Lily of the Lamplight, My own Lily Marlene.
Orders came for sailing Somewhere over there. “All confined to barracks,” Was more than I could bear. I knew you were waiting in the street. I heard your feet, But could not meet, My Lily of the Lamplight, My own Lily Marlene
Resting in our billets, Just behind the lines, Even tho' we're parted, Your lips are close to mine. You wait where that lantern softly gleams. Your sweet face seems To haunt my dreams, My Lily of the Lamplight, My own Lily Marlene