Reuben and Cherise (Live)

Cherise was brushing her long hair gently down. It was the afternoon of Carnival As she brushes it gently down Reuben was strummin his painted mandolin It was inlaid with a pretty face in jade Played the Carnival parade Cherise was dressed in pirouette in white When a fatal vision gripped her tight Cherise beware tonight Reubin, Reubin tell me truly true I feel afraid and I don't know why I do Is there another girl for you? If you could see my heart You would know its true There's none Cherise, except for you Except for you I swear to it on my very soul If I lie may I fall down cold When Reubin play on his painted mandolin The breeze would pause to listen in Before going its way again The masquerade began when nightfall finally woke Like waves against the bandstand, dances broke To the painted mandolin Looking out on the crowd Who was standing there Sweet Ruby Claire at Reuben stared At Reuben stared She was dressed in a pirouette in red And her hair hung gently down And the crowd thrashed 'round Ruby stood as though alone Reuben's song took on a different tone And he played it just for Her The song that he played was the Carnival parade Each note cut a thread of Cherise's fate It cut through like a blade Reuben was playing his painted mandolin When Ruby froze and turned to stone As the strings played all alone The voice of Cherise, from the face of the mandolin Now Reuben, Reuben, Tell me true Cuz I have no one but you If you could see my heart You would know it's true There's none Cherise, except for you Except for you I would swear to it on my very soul If I lie may I fall down cold The force of love an unsung song must tell The truth of the love must follow blind Without a look behind Reuben walked the streets of New Orleans till dawn Cherise so lightly in his arms And her hair hung gently down