. . . and he stole my gal away.
A popular song from 1914.
Words by L. Wolfe Gilbert.
Music by Lewis F. Muir.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- So hard to tell who your friends are
One thing I know, there are few
I had a friend, who would borrow and lend
And I thought that he was true blue
The story I’ll tell is an old one
Yet old tales seem better than new
Chorus
I had a gal, I had a pal
He had to steal my gal away
I loved my gal, believed my pal
So there’s nothing left to say
I’m sorry that it must be Jim
For she left me, and she’ll leave him
I had a gal, I had a pal
And he stole my gal away
- You ask me if I’ve been grieving
How can I help feeling blue
Once she was mine, and he took what was mine
But she shares the fault with him, too
He might have loved her as I did
So what could the poor fellow do
Sung here by Vancha March: