Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Duke Ellington
Canonical path: /duke-ellington/perdido
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Perdido
Read Perdido lyrics by Duke Ellington on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Perdido
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Perdido,
I look for my heart
It's perdido
I lost it way down in Torito
The day the fiesta started
Bolero,
I sway that they play the Bolero
I kissed me the listing sombrero
And that's when my heart departed
High, was the sun when I held him close
Low, was the moon when we said, "Adios"
Perdido
My heart ever since is Perdido
I know I must go to Torito
To find what I lost Perdido
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High, was the sun when I held him close
Low, was the moon when we said, "Adios"
Perdido
Goodnight perdido
I lost perdido
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Duke Ellington performs "Perdido", and this lyric page sits inside the Duke Ellington catalog on LyroVerse.
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