A 1904 popular song.
Words by Ed. Gardenier.
Music by Max Hoffmann.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. There is a sunny Isle, down by the river Nile
'Twas there a native maid of the Jungle wild
Met as she idly strayed, a youth of ebony shade
What is your name he whispered
Softly she said, "Loo-lah! Loo-lah!"
Now my heart he said has found a ru-oo-oo-ler
Loo-lah! Loo-lah!
Don't be afraid, my little maid
Chorus:
When I gazed into your eyes so bright
Softly a beaming like the stars at night
My heart was stolen in the Jungle glade
I know you took it pretty native maid
I've got a palace of palm leaves green
Waiting for Loolah, my royal queen
I've sailed in style from Honolulu Isle
To win the belle of the silvery Nile
2. She shyly hung her head
I love you, too, she said
But daddy says a chief his daughter must wed
Said he, please understand my title leads the band
For I'm the King so grand of Zoo-oo-loo land
Loo-lah! Loo-lah!
You will never find my love grow coo-oo-oo-ler
Loo-lah! Loo-lah!
Let me command your heart and hand