Bring Back My Lena To Me 20 Oct 1910 lyrics

1st verse:]
You know how you feel when your rich Uncle dies
And leaves you a lot and a house?
Well, that`s how I felt when I first met Miss Lena
Sweet little neat Lena Kraus
I just hate to think how she came in my life
Like a landlord what comes for the rent
The rent was my heart when she took it apart
Just how she came she went

[chorus:]
Oh, when I think of my Lena
My face turns so white just like starch
The hand organs play pretty love songs all day
But to me it`s just plain fun`ral march
It`s bad to be sad, to be glad when you`re sad
Can`t be did as you all must agree
If you feel like I feel and you hear my appeal
Oh! bring back my Lena to me

[2nd verse:]
I cry when I think what a woman she was
What cost dollars she bought for a cent
When she broke a glass why it wouldn`t be broke
Ach! no, it would only be bent
To cry over milk that`s been spilt isn`t good
But the feeling that I`m feeling now
It wasn`t just one glass of milk that I spilt
When Lena went, then went the cow

[chorus:]
Oh, when I think of my Lena
I think of a girl who could cook
Some sweet sauerkraut that would swim in your mouth
Like the fishes that swim in the brook
When I think of a meal that was real I just feel
Like a ship with no sail on the sea
There`s no tears in my eyes, but my appetite cries
Oh! bring back my Lena to me
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