A popular song from 1919.
Words and music by Geo. Fairman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Bo-la-bo, Bo-la-bo
Oh, my heart is beating fast
Far across the desert sand you come
To claim my love at last
‘Neath the palm trees my soul is waking
For dawn is breaking
And night is past, Oh
CHORUS
Bo-la-bo, Bo-la-bo
Carry me to Cairo
Where oriental breezes blow
On our way, day by day
Let us drift awhile
Down the dreamy Nile, Bo-la-bo
2. Bo-la-bo, Bo-la-bo
I have waited long for you
After weary days we’ll meet again
‘Neath Egypt’s skies so blue
Many long days have I been yearning
For your returning
My love so true, Oh