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Poor Butterfly
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Classical
Poor Butterfly was released on January 1, 1998 by Albany Records as a part of the album Moonlight Bay
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1998
LabelAlbany Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joan Morris
Joan Morris
Mezzo-Soprano
William Bolcom
William Bolcom
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Raymond Hubbell
John Raymond Hubbell
Songwriter
John Golden
John Golden
Songwriter, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robert Kimball
Robert Kimball
Producer

Lyrics

There's a story told of a little Japanese
Sitting demurely 'neath the cherry blossom trees
Miss Butterfly her name
A sweet little innocent child was she
'Til a fine young American from the sea
To her garden came
They met 'neath the cherry blossoms every day
And he taught her how to love in the 'merican way
To love with her soul
'Twas easy to learn
Then he sailed away
With a promise to return
Poor Butterfly
'Neath the blossoms waiting
Poor Butterfly
For she loved him so
The moments pass into hours
The hours pass into years
And as she smiles through her tears
She murmurs low
"The moon and I
Know that he be faithful
I'm sure he come
To me by and by
But if he don't come back
Then I never sigh or cry
I just must die
Poor Butterfly"
"Won't you tell my love," she would whisper to the breeze
"Tell him I'm waiting 'neath the cherry blossom trees
My sailor man to see
The bees and the hummingbirds say they guess
Every day that passes makes one day less
'Til you'll come to me"
For once Butterfly she gives her heart away
She can never love again, she is his for aye
Through all of this world
For ages to come
So her face just smiles
Though her heart is growing numb
Poor Butterfly
'Neath the blossoms waiting
Poor Butterfly
For she loved him so
The moments pass into hours
The hours pass into years
And as she smiles through her tears
She murmurs low
"The moon and I
Know that he be faithful
I'm sure he come
To me by and by
But if he don't come back
Then I never sigh or cry
I just must die
Poor Butterfly"
Written by: John Golden, John Raymond Hubbell
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