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Poor Butterfly
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Pop
Poor Butterfly was released on January 1, 1963 by Columbia/Legacy as a part of the album Johnny
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AlbumJohnny
Release DateJanuary 1, 1963
LabelColumbia/Legacy
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM68

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
Performer
Don Costa
Don Costa
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John L. Golden
John L. Golden
Composer
Raymond Hubble
Raymond Hubble
Composer
Don Costa
Don Costa
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ernie Altschuler
Ernie Altschuler
Producer
Thomas Ruff
Thomas Ruff
Mastering Engineer
Frank Laico
Frank Laico
Recording Engineer
Ted Brosman
Ted Brosman
Recording Engineer
Robert Waller
Robert Waller
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

There's a story told of a little Japanese
Sitting demurely 'neath the cherry blossom trees
Miss Butterfly's 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 to love the American 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'll be faithful"
I'm sure he'll come to her by and by
But if he don't come back then she'll never sigh or cry
She just must die
Poor butterfly
Poor butterfly
Poor butterfly
Written by: John Golden, Raymond Hubble
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