Edward VIII   (Love Alone) (The Abdication)    * The Caresser
It was love and love, love alone
Caused Kind Edward to leave the throne (chorus = repeat these 2 lines)

I know Kind Edward was noble and great
Love would cause him to abdicate (chorus)

Oh, What a sad disappointment,
Was endured by the British Government

On the 10th of December we heard the talk
That he gave the throne to the Duke of York

"I sorry my mother is going to grieve,
But I cannot help I'm bound to leave"

Oh Baldwin tried to bring down his plan,
But come what may the American

"We got the money, we got the talk
And the fancy walk, just to suit New York"

"If a plane or a ship won't carry me
I walk to Ms Simpson across the sea"

SOLO

"You know my robes and my colours are on my mind,
But I cannot leave Ms. Simp-son behind"

"They can take my crown; they can take my throne,
But leave me and Ms. Simpson alone"

"If you see Ms. Simpson walking the streets
She fall and injure with the body beats" (I don't get this one)

Let the organ roll let the church bell ring
Good luck was second by chill or King (Not sure what chill refers to)

Now under annuals of history
He has left the record for intensity

Solo

*Lord Caresser (Rufus Callender) was a member of the elite group of Trinidadian calypsonians who recorded in New York during the 1930s. His "Edward VIII" became one of the best-known calypsos of all times. After settling in Montreal in the mid-1940s, Caresser appeared frequently in nightclubs and on radio broadcasts