RACHEL (Al Martino)
Pressman / Tavello

as rec by Al Martino  1953


Rachel, oh Rachel,
I should have known
You were never my own,
But I love you,
Oh how I love you!

Rachel, oh Rachel,
Hands soft and white
But a soul black as night!
Yet I love you,
Oh how I love you!

You take the heart of a man
When he's a slave to your charms;
Laugh and enjoy him,
Slowly destroy him,
And dance, dance, dance, right out of his arms!

Rachel, oh Rachel,
What evil star
Led you here from afar
To love me,
Only to leave me,
Leave me alone?

(Rachel, oh Rachel)
Oh Rachel,
Hands soft and white
But a soul black as night!
Yet I love you,
Oh how I love you!

You take the heart of a man
When he's a slave to your charms;
Laugh and enjoy him,
Slowly destroy him,
And dance, dance, dance, right out of his arms!

Rachel, oh Rachel,
What evil star
Led you here from afar
To love me,
Only to leave me,
Leave me alone?






(Contributed by Peter Akers - November 2010)