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BUTTTERFLY BLUES Music & Lyrics by Frankie Paradiso
A BUTTERFLY FLEW IN THROUGH MY SHADED WINDOW DANCING ON MY BLACK SUEDE SHOE
THIS MADE ME CRY HOT TEARS OF SORROW THINKING OF YOU, FEELING SO BLUE OOH, OOH!
OH, HOW I WISH I COULD HOLD YOU ONCE MORE DANCE OUR LAST WALTZ
HYACINTH FLOWERS ON THE BALLROOM FLOOR YOU LEFT TOO SOON, HEAVEN�S DOOR HELD
THE GOLDEN KEYS TO THE AFTERLIFE SO FREE OF BURDEN
I�LL MEET YOU SOMEDAY SO IF YOU�VE HEARD AND
FELT MY SOUL�S SORROW, OOH YEAH I�LL RELEASE THIS BUTTERFLY
LET IT SPREAD THOSE COLORFUL WINGS REACHING THAT AZURE SKY TO TELL YOU
ABOUT THIS LONELY MAN WHO SINGS LA-DA-DI-DAH ...
(Knock-knock!) Yes, come in... Monsieur Pressler, would you please stop your
incessant crooning to answer a couple of questions I shall pose to you now without hesitation?
The name�s Presley, Inspector but I�m willing to co-operate to the best of my ability,
Sir. That�s what I said, Pressler. Incidentally,
far be it from me to sound pedantic but didn�t you somehow mispronounce your song title � oughtn�t
it to be �Beuterfly Bleus�? Can�t argue with a frog, I suppose...
Merci bien, I�ve just �ad lunch... when were you born and when exactement were you
crowned as Roi du Roque et Roll? I was born on the eighth of January, 1935,
and here�s my passport to prove it. I�m afraid you look decidedly younger than
78 years of age in that remarkable photograph. Any plastic surgery applied to your facial
features by any chance? Just a little, I guess. It�s part of my
disguise. Ah, yes! I suspect you�re punning on one
of your engaging ballads: �You walk like an angel, talk like an angel, got lips like
Ava Gardner but I got wise, you�re the devil... Ah, I see what you mean ... let�s try
YOU LOOK LIKE AN INSPECTOR QUITE AS NUTS AS PHIL SPECTOR
GOT GUTS LIKE HANNIBAL LECTER BUT I GOT WISE... (Yes, it�s coming back
to me now...) YOU�RE PETER SELLERS IN DISGUISE
OH, YES YOU ARE, A MADCAP IN DISGUISE HAHAHAHAHA
YOU FOOLED ME DONNING THAT TRENCHCOAT YOU CHEATED AND YOU SCHEMED
HEAVEN KNOWS YOU�VE BEEN GETTING MY GOAT AND RUINING ALL MY DREAMS
YOUR GIRLFRIENDS LOOK LIKE SATIN ANGELS NO MORE DOGS IN THE MANGER
SOPHIA LOREN POSED REAL DANGER BUT SHE GOT WISE...YEAH!
YOU�RE THE PINK PANTHER IN DISGUISE OH, YES YOU ARE, VALENTINO IN DISGUISE
KISS-KISS-KISS-KISS I THOUGHT I�D ENTERED HEAVEN
BUT I WAS SURE SURPRISED HEAVEN HELP ME, I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE
THE JESTER IN YOUR EYES.... MERCI BIEN! I like your vocal delivery, maaaan!
Any more questions, sir? I�m getting a little peckish ... Ben! Where�s my favorite recipe
for fried bananas sprinkled with hundreds and thousands all over �em?
Yes, Monsieur Preslon, when will you reveal yourself to the world at large?
Presley, if you don�t mind, I�ll sing my reply and then we�ll sing together, okay?
d�Accord, mon ami. I ASKED THE DALAI LAMA WHEN TO RE-EMERGE
HE SAID, UNTIL OBAMA STEPS DOWN YOU�LL SING THIS DIRGE, OH! ...your turn,
Inspector! I�m a little bit nervous, got ants all over
my pants, pantalon! UN PAPI-PAPILLON.... PAPPA WAS A POOR MAN?
TRY AGAIN... UN PAPILLON A P�N�TR�E MON SECRET ET
DANS�E S�R MES CHAUSSURES BLEUS TRES JOLIES, JE VOUDRAIT
BAISER TES CHEVEUX, MON AMI MAIS TU DISAIT, �PARBLEU! JE M�APPELLE
ELVIS PRESLEY�! C�EST INTRADUISIBLE, ALORS IT�S THE FRIENDSHIP
THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME ... WELL, I LOVE MY MOTHER, I DON�T THINK I CAN, HECK, NO
IMPOSSIBLE! WELL, THEN LET�S CALL IT QUITS: I WON�T REPORT TO THE SECURIT� IN PARIS
AND YOU WON�T TELL ABOUT YOUR MEETING WITH CLOUSEAU...
ALL RIGHT, IT�S A DEAL � LET�S SING TOGETHER!
A BUTTERFLY FLEW IN THROUGH MY SHADED WINDOW DANCING ON MY BLACK SUEDE SHOE
THIS MADE ME CRY HOT TEARS OF SORROW THINKING OF YOU, FEELING SO BLUE
OH, HOW I WISH I COULD HOLD YOU ONCE MORE DANCE OUR LAST WALTZ
HYACINTH FLOWERS ON THE BALLROOM FLOOR YOU LEFT TOO SOON, HEAVEN�S DOOR HELD
THE GOLDEN KEYS TO THE AFTERLIFE SO FREE OF BURDEN
I�LL MEET YOU SOMEDAY SO IF YOU�VE HEARD AND
FELT MY SOUL�S SORROW, OOH YEAH I�LL RELEASE THIS BUTTERFLY
LET IT SPREAD THOSE COLORFUL WINGS REACHING THAT AZURE SKY TO TELL YOU
ABOUT THIS LONELY MAN WHO SINGS LA-DA-DI-DAH ... LA-DA-DI-DAH ... LA-DA-DI-DAH ... LA-DA-DI-DAH....