Bella Blue

[00:17.85] Down in the parkway at noon every day
[00:22.17] No matter what time of year
[00:26.55] Pigeons will gather from all over town
[00:30.79] Waiting for her to appear
[00:35.08] As she fed the birds, a stale crust of bread
[00:39.73] I sat beside her each day
[00:44.06] Asking her what she remembered
[00:48.30] Of Paris in her yesterday
[00:52.17] Bella Blue
[00:54.98] Dancing to candles in dresses of Spanish lace
[01:01.01] Bella Blue
[01:03.17] She was famous with all the young men for her lovely face
[01:09.50] La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
[01:18.05] La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
[01:27.94] Then it was wartime, she lowered her voice
[01:32.25] One special boy on her mind
[01:36.87] He was so handsome and so full of life
[01:41.17] She misses him all the time
[01:45.64] They hurriedly wed, then he went away
[01:50.17] Never to come back again
[01:54.37] War left a scar for a lifetime
[01:58.98] Now she leaves flowers for him
[02:02.33] Bella Blue
[02:05.23] Dropping her tears like a rose in the pouring rain
[02:11.58] Bella Blue
[02:13.46] All she has of her soldier today is her married name
[02:19.82] La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
[02:28.57] La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
[02:37.93] The winter was harsh, much colder than most
[02:42.76] I hadn't seen Bella Blue
[02:46.60] When I went back to the parkway
[02:51.17] She wasn't there and I knew
[02:55.13] Bella Blue
[02:57.36] After a lifetime of waiting, she's not alone
[03:03.56] Bella Blue
[03:06.11] I hope she and her soldier have finally found a home
[03:12.29] La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
[03:20.93] La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
[03:30.52] Down in the parkway at noon every day
[03:35.27] No matter what time of year
[03:39.62] Pigeons will gather from all over town
[03:44.23] Waiting for her to appear
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