Verse
G D
When Lola was born the First World War
Am Bm C
Had only just ended 3 years before
G D
In ’77 she took a flight
Am Bm C
She told a reporter who asked her that it was alright
G D
2002 is the year that she died
Am Bm C
She lived in Manhattan on the Upper West Side
Am Bm C
If you look on the web that’s almost all that will show
D G
There once was a Lola Aglialoro
[Verse 2]
G D
She always said she was from England
Am Bm C
But after she died I learned she came from the mainland
G D
The last Kindertransport was the one shе was on
Am Bm C
And she spent her youth thеn being bombed in London
G D
She met a soldier, followed him back
Am Bm C
How many kids she raised, who could keep track
Am Bm C
Only 2 of her own, but so many others would follow
D G
My nanny Lola Aglialoro
[Verse 3]
G D
She always said she never had
Am Bm C
D problem with the gangsters they said were so bad
G D
She would laugh loudly, as she often did
Am Bm C
Saying I knew all the gangsters when they were wee kids
G D
She said not one child should be forsaken
Am Bm C
Maybe because her own childhood had been taken
Am Bm C
D woman of joy, a woman of sorrow
D G
D lady named Lola Aglialoro
[Verse 4]
G D
As I grew up I still kept in touch
Am Bm C
With this woman who had affected so many so much
G D
My lady of laughter, my mother of mirth
Am Bm C
Who seemed to know so deeply what laughter was worth
G D
There’s no Stumbling Stone to recall when she came
Am Bm C
And she long ago changed both her first and last name
Am Bm C
But now there’s a song so someone out there might know
D G
There was once a Lola Aglialoro
- 1. Chord Gitar David Rovics - Lola Aglialoro Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar David Rovics - Lola Aglialoro Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan