The Lorelei

Bobby Short · Other Songs - Bobby Short

Back in the days of knights and armour,

There once lived a lovely charmer;

Swimming in the Rhine,

Her figure was divine!



She had a yen for all the sailors,

Fishermen and gobs and whalers;

She had a most immoral eye,

They called her Lorelei.

She created quite a stir,

And I want to be like her!



I want to be like the gal on the river

Who sang her songs to the ships passing by;

She had the goods and how she could deliver,

The Lorelei!



She used to love in a strange kind of fashion,

With lots of "hey, ho-de-ho, hi-de-hi!",

And I can guarantee I'm full of passion,

Like the Lorelei!



Oh I'm treacherous, ya ya,

And I just can't hold myself in check!

And I'm lecherous, ya ya,

I wanna bite my initials on a sailor's neck!



And each affair has a kick and a wallop,

For what they crave I can always supply!

I wanna be like that other trollop

Called the Lorelei!



I wanna be like the gal on the river

Who sang to the ships passin' by;

She had the goods and how she could deliver,

The Lorelei!



She used to love in a strange kind of fashion,

With "hey, ho-de-ho, hi-de-hi!",

Guarantee I'm full of passion,

Like the Lorelei!



Oh I'm treacherous, ya ya,

And I just can't hold myself in check!

Lecherous, ya ya,

I wanna bite my initials on a sailor's neck!



And each affair has a kick and a wallop,

What they crave I can always supply!

I wanna be like that other Lorelei!