The Amorous Goldfish - The Geisha (1913)
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"The Amorous Goldfish"
This was once a famous song.
It is from The Geisha. Even James Joyce wrote a parody of the song.
We are hearing an excerpt from a cylinder. The cylinder gives a medley of 6 songs, but I isolated this goldfish song since that is the interesting one. If some people are searching for this specific song, I give it in the only format I have.
The Geisha was a huge hit in London light opera in the 1890s.
Words are by Harry Greenbank
Music is by Sidney Jones
1913
Edison Blue Amberol 1740
A goldfish swam in a big glass bowl as dear little goldfish do.
But she loved with the whole of her heart and soul
An officer brave from the ocean wave.
And she thought that he loved her, too.
Her small inside he daily fed with crumbs of the best digestive bread.
This kind attention proves, said she, how exceedingly fond he is of me.
And she thought it's fit-fit-fitter
He should love my glit-glit-glitter
Than his heart give away to the butterflies gay
Or the birds that twit-twit-twitter!
She flashed her frock in the sunshine bright
That officer brave to charm
And he vowed she was quite a delightful sight
So her spirits were gay, till he came one day
With a girl on his stalwart arm
In whispers low they talked of love
He begged for a rose and a worn-out glove
But when they kissed a fond goodbye
The poor little goldfish longed to die
And she sobb'd, "It's bit-bit-bitter
He should love this crit-crit-critter
When I thought he would wish for a nice little fish
With a frock all glit-glit-glitter"
That charming girl for a time upset
The officer brave and gay
And his sad little pet he contrived to forget
For with never a crumb did he chance to come
So the goldfish pined away
Until at last some careless soul
With a smash knocked over the big glass bowl
And there on the carpet, dead and cold
Lay the poor little fish in her frock of gold
But her fate so bit-bit-bitter
Is a story fit-fit-fitter
For a sad little sigh and a tear in the eye
Than a thoughtless titter
This was once a famous song.
It is from The Geisha. Even James Joyce wrote a parody of the song.
We are hearing an excerpt from a cylinder. The cylinder gives a medley of 6 songs, but I isolated this goldfish song since that is the interesting one. If some people are searching for this specific song, I give it in the only format I have.
The Geisha was a huge hit in London light opera in the 1890s.
Words are by Harry Greenbank
Music is by Sidney Jones
1913
Edison Blue Amberol 1740
A goldfish swam in a big glass bowl as dear little goldfish do.
But she loved with the whole of her heart and soul
An officer brave from the ocean wave.
And she thought that he loved her, too.
Her small inside he daily fed with crumbs of the best digestive bread.
This kind attention proves, said she, how exceedingly fond he is of me.
And she thought it's fit-fit-fitter
He should love my glit-glit-glitter
Than his heart give away to the butterflies gay
Or the birds that twit-twit-twitter!
She flashed her frock in the sunshine bright
That officer brave to charm
And he vowed she was quite a delightful sight
So her spirits were gay, till he came one day
With a girl on his stalwart arm
In whispers low they talked of love
He begged for a rose and a worn-out glove
But when they kissed a fond goodbye
The poor little goldfish longed to die
And she sobb'd, "It's bit-bit-bitter
He should love this crit-crit-critter
When I thought he would wish for a nice little fish
With a frock all glit-glit-glitter"
That charming girl for a time upset
The officer brave and gay
And his sad little pet he contrived to forget
For with never a crumb did he chance to come
So the goldfish pined away
Until at last some careless soul
With a smash knocked over the big glass bowl
And there on the carpet, dead and cold
Lay the poor little fish in her frock of gold
But her fate so bit-bit-bitter
Is a story fit-fit-fitter
For a sad little sigh and a tear in the eye
Than a thoughtless titter