Louisa-Noel Coward and Orchestra

[ti:Louisa] [ar:Noel Coward and Orchestra] [al:The Noel Coward Collection, Vol. 2: Half-Castle Woman] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Louisa - Noel Coward and Orchestra [00:08.21]Louisa was a movie queen [00:11.14]Before she'd achieved the age of sweet sixteen [00:13.94]Long before cagney threw those girls about [00:16.90]Little louisa tossed her curls about [00:19.83] [00:20.34]Later when the talkies came [00:23.01]The whole world resounded to her fame [00:25.13] [00:25.96]Each time she married [00:27.08]Every daily paper carried [00:28.64]Headlines blazing her name [00:30.88] [00:31.68]Not only headlines [00:33.12]But photographs and interviews [00:34.49]Every thing she did was news that held the world in thrall [00:37.43]Some say she read lines better than marléne could [00:40.47]No other entertainer could [00:41.66]Compete with her at all [00:42.70] [00:43.58]But regardless of the fact [00:45.32]That she could sing and dance and act [00:46.87] [00:47.66]And owned furniture that wasn't little rockery [00:50.54] [00:51.53]And regardless of her gems which were hers not mgm's [00:55.43] [00:56.61]Her life was one long mockery [01:00.87] [01:06.07]Louisa was terribly lonely [01:09.60]Sucess brought her naught but despair [01:12.53] [01:13.24]She derived little fun [01:14.99]From the oscars she'd won [01:16.90]And none [01:17.85] [01:18.41]From her home in bel aire [01:20.69]She said she was weary of living [01:23.59] [01:24.14]On this bestial terrestial plane [01:27.45] [01:28.00]When friends came to visit [01:29.88]Their hands she would clutch [01:31.88]Crying tell me why is it I suffer so much [01:35.54]Oh if only if only if only [01:39.91]My life wasn't quite such a strain [01:43.18] [01:45.22]And soon after that she was terribly lonely [01:49.69]All over again [01:53.65] [01:55.67]Louisa was terribly lonely [01:59.36]Louisa was terribly sad [02:02.15] [02:03.36]It appears that the cheers that had rung in her ears [02:06.80]For years had been driving her mad [02:10.87]She sobbed when men offered her sables [02:14.07] [02:14.59]And moaned when they gave her champagne [02:17.94] [02:18.51]She remarked to her groom on their honeymoon night [02:22.40]As he tenderly kissed her and switched off the light [02:25.81] [02:26.48]Ohhh if only if only if only [02:30.93]I'd flung myself out of that plane [02:35.06] [02:36.79]The very next day she was terribly lonely [02:41.45]All over again [02:45.46] [02:46.85]Louisa was terribly lonely [02:49.81]The girl had no fun [02:51.35]Louisa was tired of it all [02:54.35]Not a call from anyone [02:56.00]She gazed like a dazed frustrated sphinx [02:58.13]At her hundred and eight new tated minx [03:00.56]And she wrung her hands [03:01.64]And she beat her breast [03:02.83]Crying my my my I'm so depressed [03:05.45]Nobody knew the troubles she'd seen [03:09.49] [03:10.03]Nobody knew but you-know-who [03:11.29] [03:12.44]The tribulations of a movie queen [03:14.57]So farewell to lovely louisa [03:17.70]We'll just let life tease her [03:19.61]Let's leave her searching in vain [03:22.03]Find someone to explain [03:23.80]Why destiny [03:25.06]Singled her out to be [03:26.26]Only [03:27.39]Lonely [03:28.59]Over and over again