Lotus San
Music by Dolly Jardon
Words by Edward Madden
Published 1908 by Jerome H. Remick & Co.

[Verse 1]
Far in old Ja-pan lived sweet Lo-tus San
Eyes a-shin-ing, heart a-pin-ing for a sol-dier man
From a-cross the sea hand-some as could be
Came a-su-ing gent-ly woo-ing, Bold A-mer-i-can

And when she'd serve him tea,
Be-neath the cher-ry tree,
Her laugh would ring when-e'er he'd sing
so ten-der-ly.

[Chorus]
Sweet lit-tle Gei-sha maid,
Why are you so a-fraid?
Tell me what mag-ic lies
Hid-den in your al-mond eyes,

Don't hide be-hind your fan
Sweet maid of old Ja-pan,
Time is fly-ing, love is sigh-ing,
Pret-ty lit-tle Lo-tus San.

[Verse 2]
To the tea house bright, on a Sum-mer night
Came a-laugh-ing, gai-ly chaff-ing,naugh-ty Yan-kee crew
Bold A-mer-i-can stole poor Lo-tus San
No time los-ing, each one choos-ing,

Took a Gei-sha too Be-neath the cher-ry tree,
There's no more serv-ing tea,
No Gei-sha maid be-neath the shade
to hear his plea.

[Repeat Chorus]