Abdul Abulbul Amir-Frank Crumit

[ti:Abdul Abulbul Amir] [ar:Frank Crumit] [al:Vintage Recordings 1926-1938] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Abdul Abulbul Amir - Frank Crumit [00:08.42]The sons of the prophet were hardy and bold [00:11.83]And quite unaccustomed to fear [00:14.55] [00:15.85]But the bravest of these was a man i am told [00:18.94] [00:19.46]Named abdul abulbul amir [00:21.54] [00:22.93]There are heroes aplenty and men known to fame [00:26.26] [00:26.77]In the troops that were led by the czar [00:29.07] [00:30.33]But the bravest of these was a man by the name [00:33.67] [00:34.32]Of ivan skavinsky skivar [00:36.38] [00:37.84]One day this bold russian had shouldered his gun [00:41.09] [00:41.63]And donned his most truculent sneer [00:43.81] [00:45.29]Downtown he did go where he trod on the toe [00:48.58] [00:49.27]Of abdul abulbul amir [00:51.33] [00:52.83]Young man quoth bulbul has life grown so dull [00:56.14] [00:56.66]That you're anxious to end your career [00:58.88] [01:00.28]Vile infidel know you have trod on the toe [01:03.37] [01:04.05]Of abdul abulbul amir [01:06.21] [01:07.53]Quoth ivan my friend your remarks in the end [01:11.35]Will avail you but little i fear [01:13.76] [01:15.06]For you ne'er will survive to repeat them alive [01:18.40] [01:18.91]Mr abdul abulbul amir [01:21.23] [01:22.76]So take your last look at the sunshine and brook [01:25.85] [01:26.45]And send your regrets to the czar [01:29.11] [01:30.19]By this i imply you are going to die [01:33.61] [01:34.30]Mr ivan skavinsky skivar [01:36.43] [01:38.13]They fought all that night neath the pale yellow moon [01:41.08] [01:41.78]The din it was heard from afar [01:44.15] [01:45.45]And great multitudes came so great was the fame [01:48.92] [01:49.74]Of abdul and ivan skivar [01:52.08] [01:53.44]The sultan drove by in his red breasted fly [01:56.87] [01:57.45]Expecting the victor to cheer [01:59.81] [02:01.05]But he only drew nigh to hear the last sigh [02:04.73] [02:05.43]Of abdul abulbul amir [02:07.77] [02:09.16]Czar petrovich too in his spectacles blue [02:12.30] [02:12.93]Rode up in his new crested car [02:15.53] [02:16.78]He arrived just in time to exchange a last line [02:20.39] [02:21.01]With ivan skavinsky skivar [02:23.38] [02:24.73]There's a tomb rises up where the blue danube flows [02:28.09] [02:28.75]Engraved there in characters clear [02:31.15] [02:32.24]Ah stranger when passing please pray for the soul [02:36.04] [02:36.71]Of abdul abulbul amir [02:39.03] [02:40.34]A muscovite maiden her lone vigil keeps [02:43.77] [02:44.39]Neath the light of the pale polar star [02:46.79] [02:48.07]And the name that she murmurs as oft as she weeps [02:51.47] [02:52.22]Is ivan skavinsky skivar