MELBA FROM MELBOURNE
(Marty Robbins)

Once I got a silly notion to go out across the ocean
The furure for me didn't look too bright
So I signed up with a tanker got on board and raised the anchor
Stood and watched the Golden Gate fade out of sight
Nineteen days and nights we travelled through the stormy seas we battled
Till we landed in on Australia far away
Far from friends and San Francisco and the Miss I thought I miss so
Till I stepped ashore of Melbourne that first day
Then I met Melba from Melbourne she made my heart yearn
She made my tears flow like wine
She let me kiss her then made me miss her cause Melba could never be mine

So in love but couldn't get her cared so much I couldn't forget her
I fell in love just a little bit more and more
There I was just like I started all alone and broken hearted
I recall the day I left Australian shore
I was standin' there and tryin' so hard to keep from cryin'
The more I tried the more my tears would show
When a cold breeze seem to whisper it's the end you better kiss her
So I kissed her and I turned away to go
Then I left Melba from Melbourne she made my heart yearn
She made my tears flow like wine
She wouldn't leave there I couldn't stay there so Melba could never be mine
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