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The Love Game

from Whistle and Hum by Anna van Riel

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I wrote this track sitting on the back step of my brother-in-laws house in Margaret River in Western Australia. Or rather, my ukulele wrote it. It was one of those kinda of songs that just evolved in the moment.

lyrics

Vs1
As I sit here, by my window
Mournfully watching the evening sun go down
A big fat lonely tear rolls down my lonely cheek and
I wonder pretty baby when are you gonna come around?
Ch
So tell me, tell me pretty baby that you love me
Oh can’t you, can’t you pretty baby can’t you
That this poor old lonely heart keeps beating for you
Yet I know your heart will never beat for me
Vs2
Oh back in Cincinnati we danced a little ditty under the waning moon
I feel for you completely when you told me sweetly, “Hot lips I’ll see ya soon”
But now my heart is breaking while I sit here waiting for the telephone to ring
Oh this love game is such a lonely thing
Ch
So tell me, tell me pretty baby that you love me
Oh can’t you, can’t you pretty baby can’t you
That this poor old lonely heart keeps beating for you
Yet I know your heart will never beat for me
Vs3
My party dress hangs on the door, there’s love notes scattered on the floor
I’ve never felt such…heat-ache-be-fore
Ohhh….this love game is such a lonely thing
I said this love game is such a lonely thing
Oh yes this love game is such a lonely thing

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from Whistle and Hum, released June 12, 2013

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Anna van Riel

New Zealand's Award winning and independent singer/songwriter Anna van Riel has played at the world highests music festival in the Himilayas, performed the NZ national anthem for 50,000 punters at the Four Nations Grand Final and sung her original works for Prince Albert of Monaco. Anna's favourite and most recent success is winning album of the year in her home town. ... more

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