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Miscellaneous
When I Was a Young Caballero
When I was a Young Caballero
I lived in Rio Janeiro.
I lived for love, for sunshine and song,
for love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
One day on Piezetta Patrulla
I met a handsome fanciulla,
who lived for love, for sunshine and song,
for love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!!
I bowed deeply.
She said: My name är Valencia.
I live for love, for sunshine and song,
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
She wrapped herself in her mantilla
and followed me to my castilla.
We lived in love, in sunshine and song,
got Our love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
She had a voice molto bello,
and I played my cello,
I played about love, about sunshine and song,
for love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
But when the wallet was empty,
then Valencia started to fight.
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
She went to Teatro Colonna
and became the director's prima donna,
primadonna of love, of sunshine and song,
for Our love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
But even in the tropical evening, oh,
I play so alone my cello
and sing of love, of sunshine and song,
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!
Tra-la-la...!
For love, for sunshine and song. Pling-plong!

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