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Christopher Patching

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Apr 2, 1999, 3:00:00 AM4/2/99
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Looked in all the obvious places.
Anyone know the words?

CJP


mavco

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In article <7e22ia$ige$1...@news1.cableinet.co.uk>,

Found this on a Pogues page...they recorded this with Kirsty MacColl..

http://www.dzm.com/pogues/Releases/Lyrics/Singles/MissOtis/MissOtis.html

MISS OTIS REGRETS
Cole Porter

Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today.
Madam,
Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today.
She is sorry to be delayed,
but last night down in Lover's Lane she strayed,
Madam,
Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today.

When she woke up and found
That her dream of love was gone,
Madam,
She ran to the man
Who had led her so far astray,
And from under her velvet gown
She drew a gun and shot her lover down,
Madam,
Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today.

When the mob came and got her
And dragged her from the jail,
Madam,
They strung her upon
The old willow across the way,
And the moment before she died
She lifted up her head and cried,
Madam,
"Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today."

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Wayne Garvin

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On Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:25:28 +0100 "Christopher Patching"
<christophe...@cableinet.co.uk> wrote:

>REQ: Miss Otis Regrets - Cole Porter


>Looked in all the obvious places.
>Anyone know the words?

From Todd Peach's Cole Porter/Ella Fitzgerald page at
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5201/Ella/Cole.html

Hey Todd: I think you've transposed the words "from" and "the" in the first
line of the last verse.
>When the mob came and got her and dragged from her the jail, madam,


Track Title: Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)

Album Title: Cole Porter Songbook, disc 1
Prime Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Producer: Norman Granz
Written by: Cole Porter (C. Albert P.)

From: Party for Monty Wooley

Lyrics:

Miss Otis regrets, she's unable to lunch today, madam,
Miss Otis regrets, she's unable to lunch today.


She is sorry to be delayed,

but last evening down in Lover's Lane she strayed, madam,
Miss Otis regrets, she's unable to lunch today.

When she woke up and found that her dream of love was gone, madam,
She ran to the man who had led her so far astray,
And from under her velvet gown,
She drew a gun and shot her love down, madam,
Miss Otis regrets, she's unable to lunch today.

When the mob came and got her and dragged from her the jail, madam,
They strung her upon the old willow across the way,
And the moment before she died,
She lifted up her lovely head and cried, madam......
Miss Otis regrets, she's unable to lunch today.

Miss Otis regrets, she's unable to lunch today


tpe...@gte.net

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