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Sweet And Gentle

Alan Dale

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Alan Dale

Performer

Alan Dale and His Orchestra

Alan Dale and His Orchestra

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Otilio Portal

Composer

Georges Thorn

Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Oh, I was sweet and gentle

(He was sweet and gentle)

Kind of sentimental

(Kind of sentimental)

No one will deny it

(No one will deny it)

I was once so quiet

[Verse 2]

And then, one magic night

I learned to do the cha-cha

(Cha-cha, cha-cha)

And now I'll never be the same

[Verse 3]

For I have turned into

A dancing cucaracha

(Cha-cha, cha-cha)

And my muchacha is to blame

[Verse 4]

How can I be gentle

Sweet and sentimental?

While the cha-cha's playing

And my heart is swaying

[Verse 5]

I find that I am even

Dancing when I'm walking

I'm haunted by that cha-cha beat

[Verse 6]

I hear the rhythm start

Whenever we are talking

I do the cha-cha in my sleep

[Verse 7]

(Cha-cha, cha-cha, cha-cha)

(Cha-cha, cha-cha)

[Verse 8]

I was sweet and gentle

(He was sweet and gentle)

Kind of sentimental

(Kind of sentimental)

No one will deny it

(No one will deny it)

I was once so quiet

[Verse 9]

And then one magic night

I learned to do the cha-cha

(Cha-cha, cha-cha)

And now I'll never be the same

[Verse 10]

For I have turned into

A dancing cucaracha

(Cha-cha, cha-cha)

And my muchacha is to blame

[Verse 11]

Please be sweet and gentle

(Please be sweet and gentle)

Treat me sentimental

(Treat him sentimental)

For I'm temperamental

(Cha-cha, cha-cha)

When I cha-cha with you

[Verse 12]

(Cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-cha)

(Cha-cha-cha, uh)

Written by: George Thorn, Otilio Portal

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