ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
(Terry Gilkyson)


Frankie Laine - 1952




(Gibraltar is standin' alone)

That's why they call me the Rock of Gibraltar
That's why they say my heart is made of stone
So don't you try to lead me to the altar
Because Gibraltar is standin' alone

(Gibraltar is standin' alone)

I've travelled all over from city lights to clover
I'm sellin' brushes door to door
The ladies know me well, they're buyin' what I sell
But I never let 'em ask for any more

And I never put my toes in a door that might be closin'
I try to use my winnin' ways
But when I know for certain the lady is a-flirtin'
I tell her I'll be back in thirty days

(That's why they call me the Rock of Gibraltar)
(That's why they say my heart is made of stone)
So don't you try to lead me to the altar
Because Gibraltar is standin' alone

(Yes, Gibraltar is standin' alone)

Now when a lady rushes, I sell her two more brushes
And then I leaver her at the door
I'm always thinking of the freedom that I love
'Cause I'm a man of freedom to the core

So, it's not that I am choosy with Isabel or Susie
I just like to lead a happy life
Give me women, wine and song, then I know I can't go wrong
Until I take a woman for a wife

That's why they call me the Rock of Gibraltar
That's why they say my heart is made of stone
So don't you try to lead me to the altar
Because Gibraltar is standin' alone

(Yes, Gibraltar is standin' alone)

So, it happened one morning without any warning
I knew that I had met my doom
She was pretty, she was sweet, she swept me off my feet
She didn't even have to buy a broom

They used to call me the Rock of Gibraltar
And now they say my heart is made of clay
But after she had led me to the altar
Then old Gibraltar crumbled away
Old Gibraltar took a tumble that day!





(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2015)