American Old Time Song Lyrics: 48 Streets Of Cairo The Poor Little Country Maid
Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 48
STREETS OF CAIRO(The Poor Little Country Maid)
Copyright, 1895, by Frank Harding.
By James Thornton.
I will sing you a song, and it won't he very long,
'Bout a maiden sweet, und she never would do wrong;
Ev'ry one said she was pretty, she was not long in the city,
All alone, oh, what a pity-poor little maid.
Chorus.
She never saw the streets of Cairo, on the Midway she had never strayed,
She never saw the kutchy, kutchy-poor little country maid.
She went out one night, did this innocent divine,
With a nice young man, who invited her to dine.
Now he's sorry that he met her, And he never will forget her;
In the future he'll know better-poor little maid.
Chorus.
She never saw the streets of Cairo, on the Midway she had never strayed,
She never saw the kutchy, kutchy- poor little country maid.
She was engaged as a picture for to pose,
To appear each night in abbreviated clothes.
All the dudes were in a flurry, for to catch her they did hurry;
One who caught her now is sorry-poor little maid.
Chorus.
She was much fairer far than Trilby-lots of more men sorry will be
If they don't try to keep away from this poor little country maid.