Two Little Babes in the Wood-Cole Porter

[ti:Two Little Babes in the Wood] [ar:Cole Porter] [al:The Genius of Cole Porter] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Two Little Babes in the Wood - Cole Porter [00:16.46]There's a tale of two little orphans [00:21.15]Who were left in their uncle's care [00:23.11] [00:24.43]To be reared and ruled and properly schooled [00:27.94] [00:28.84]Till they grew to be ladies fair [00:30.95] [00:32.70]But oh the luckless pair [00:34.52] [00:36.24]For the uncle he was a cruel trustee [00:39.52] [00:40.51]And he longed to possess their gold [00:43.09] [00:44.61]So he led them hence to a forest dense [00:48.01] [00:48.99]Where he left them to die of cold [00:52.11] [00:53.58]That at least is what we're told [00:57.01] [00:59.61]They were two little babes in the wood [01:04.64] [01:07.24]Two little babes oh so good [01:10.74] [01:13.30]Two little hearts two little heads [01:18.73] [01:20.18]Longed to be home in their two little beds [01:25.85] [01:27.04]So two little birds built a nest [01:30.32] [01:31.32]Where the two little babes went to rest [01:36.36] [01:38.34]While the breeze hovering nigh [01:41.64] [01:42.97]Sang a last lullaby [01:45.36] [01:46.78]To the two little babes in the wood [01:53.71] [01:55.84]They were lying there in the freezing air [01:58.42]When fortunately there appeared [01:59.66] [02:01.09]A rich old man in a big sedan [02:03.53]And a very very fancy beard [02:05.16] [02:06.15]He saw those girls and cheered [02:07.90] [02:08.72]Then he drove them down to new york town [02:11.26]Where he covered them with useful things [02:12.84] [02:13.77]Such as bonds and stocks and paris frocks [02:15.93]And oriental pearls in strings [02:17.63] [02:18.77]And a showcase full of rings [02:20.41] [02:24.54]Now those two little babes in the wood [02:29.30] [02:31.70]Are the talk of the whole neighbourhood [02:35.32] [02:37.44]For they've too many cars too many clothes [02:42.26] [02:43.51]Too many parties and too many beaus [02:47.96] [02:48.71]They have found that the fountain of youth [02:51.96] [02:54.38]Is a mixture of gin and vermouth [02:57.68] [02:59.98]And the whole town's agreed [03:01.88] [03:02.74]That the last thing in speed [03:05.35]Is the two little babes in the wood