MAN IN THE RAINCOAT, THE
(Warwick Webster)

Priscilla Wright (with the Don Wright Septette) - 1955
Marion Marlowe - 1955
Lita Roza - 1955
Claudine Longet - 1967
Yvonne Roome - 1991



Late in the evening, out in the square
A man in a raincoat, standing there
We met by the lamp where the newsboy cries
He stole my heart with his laughing eyes

We smiled as we climbed on the old streetcar
I blushed when he asked, "Are you travelling far?"
The next time we met, the sun shone all day
We walked and we talked till the evening was grey

He took me dancing, dancing till dawn
No happier couple had ever been born
I felt lke a queen and he was my king
He borrowed some money to buy me a ring

But I'm still alone, the cards are all down
He's taken my money and skipped out of town
Now when I pass the place where we met
I'm wondering if I would forgive and forget

Though bitter is my heart and foolishly proud
I still keep on looking when out in a crowd
For a man in a raincoat standing there
With laughing eyes and dark brown hair

Mmmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm...........FADE



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2011)