The Rock Of Gibraltar-Frankie laine

[ti:The Rock of Gibraltar] [ar:Frankie laine] [al:Rawhide: The Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Rock of Gibraltar - Frankie laine [00:02.00]Written by：Gilkyson/Terry [00:04.00]Gibraltar is standing alone [00:07.39]That's why they call me the rock of gibraltar [00:11.01]That's why they say my heart is made of stone [00:14.50] [00:15.08]So don't you try to lead me to the altar [00:18.44]Because gibraltar is standing alone [00:21.93] [00:22.50]Gibraltar is standing alone [00:26.28]I've travelled all over from city light to clover [00:30.17]I'm selling brushes door to door [00:32.80] [00:33.72]The ladies know me well [00:35.57]They're buying what I sell [00:37.37]But I never let 'em ask for any more [00:40.85]And I never put my toes in a door [00:43.52]That might be closin' [00:44.88]I try to use my winning ways [00:47.82] [00:48.62]But when I know for certain the lady is a-flirtin' [00:52.33]I tell her I'll be back in thirty days [00:55.34] [00:55.88]That's why they call me the rock of gibraltar [00:59.73]That's why they say my heart is made of stone [01:03.56]So don't you try to lead me to the altar [01:06.96]Because gibraltar is standing alone [01:10.87]Yes gibraltar is standing alone [01:14.93]Now when a lady rushes [01:16.69]I sell her two more brushes [01:18.63]And then I leaver her at the door [01:21.48] [01:22.34]I'm always thinking of the freedom that I love [01:26.04]'Cause I'm a man of freedom to the core [01:29.56]So it's not that I am choosy with isabel or susie [01:33.63]I just like to lead a happy life [01:36.24] [01:37.07]Give me women wine and song [01:39.25]Then I know I can't go wrong [01:41.17]Until I take a woman for a wife [01:44.38]That's why they call me the rock of gibraltar [01:48.31]That's why they say my heart is made of stone [01:51.73] [01:52.34]So don't you try to lead me to the altar [01:55.74]Because gibraltar is standing alone [01:59.27]Yes gibraltar is standing alone [02:03.21]So it happened one morning without any warning [02:07.35]I knew that I had met my doom [02:10.20] [02:10.81]She was pretty she was sweet [02:13.02]She swept me off my feet [02:14.94]She didn't even have to buy a broom [02:18.10]They used to call me the rock of gibraltar [02:21.93]And now they say my heart is made of clay [02:26.10]But after she had led me to the altar [02:29.46]Then old gibraltar crumbled away [02:33.21]Old gibraltar took a tumble that day