(C)Love ly Ri ta, (Bb)me ter (F)maid,

(C)noth ing can come be (G)tween us;

(Am)when it gets dark I (D7)tow your heart a (G)way.

Stand ing by a (F)park ing me ter,

when I caught a (Eb)glimpse of Ri ta (C)fill ing in a tick et in her (G)lit tle white book.

In a cap she (F)looked much old er,

and the bag a (Eb)cross her shoul der (C)made her look a lit tle like a (G)mil i t’ry man.

(G)Oh, (C)love ly Ri ta, (Bb)me ter (F)maid, (C)may I in quire dis (G)creet

ly, (Am)“When are you free to (D7)take some tea with (G)me?”

Took her out and (F)tried to win her,

had a laugh and (Eb)o ver din ner (C)told her I would real ly like to (G)see her a gain.

Got the bill and (F)Ri ta paid it,

took her home, I (Eb)near ly made it (C)sit ting on the so fa with a (G)sis ter or two.

(G)Oh,

(C)love ly Ri ta, (Bb)me ter (F)maid,

(C)where would I be with (G)out

you?

(Am)Give us a wink and (D7)make me think of (G)me?”

(G)you.

ly

Ri ta,

(F)me ter

maid,

(C)love ly

Ri ta,

(G)me ter

maid.

Love ly

Ri ta,

(F)me ter

maid,

(C)love ly

Ri ta,

(G)me ter

maid.

Love ly

Ri ta,

(F)me ter

maid,

(C)love ly

Ri ta,

(G)me ter

maid.