ALLENTOWN JAIL
Irving Gordon

Lita Roza w Ted Heath & his Music    
rec 1951


They've locked up my darlin' in Allentown jail, oo-oo-oo-ooh,
And no-one has come forth to put up his bail, oo-oo-oo-ooh,
They say at the courthouse he'll never go free, never go free,
'Cause he stole a diamond, a beautiful diamond, to give to me.


Somewhere in Allentown jail,
My heart waits in Allentown jail.


I'll dance for you mister, I'll sing you a song, la-da-da-da,
But more than that mister, would surely be wrong, mm-mm-mm-mm.
Oh more than that mister, would surely be wrong, for can't you see
My love stole a diamond, a beautiful diamond, to give, to give to me?


Somewhere in Allentown jail,
My heart waits in Allentown jail.


You'll find none like him though you search the world round, oo-oo-oo-ooh,
And that's why I'll need the best lawyer in town, oo-oo-oo-ooh.
I must find a lawyer, the best one in town, for can't you see
My love stole a diamond, a beautiful diamond, to prove his love for me?


Somewhere in Allentown jail.





(Contributed by Peter Akers - February 2008)