Claire Hamill - The Duchess of Seville Lyrics

'Let's have a little holiday, a getaway', he said
'I need to take some time to think about what lies ahead'
And so we packed our suitcase and took a morning plane
Hoping for renewal in the sultry heat of Spain

The first week passed enjoyably we swam, we laughed, we played
We toasted to our future, sure of the plans we'd made
But as we finished off the wine and waited for the bill
Into the spotlight walked the Duchess of Seville

The music swirled around her as the room grew strangely hushed
I heard somebody whisper that her girlish heart was crushed
The day that she was promised, much against her will
To someone who thought he could buy the beauty of the Duchess of Seville

Every man there wanted her, but no-one dared to dance
Until she caught my lover's eye and he recognised his chance
And as the beat grew faster, my heart beat faster still
And I stood and watched the devastating magic of the Duchess of Seville

All the eyes were on my then to see what I would do
So silently I stole away, my heart breaking in two
And as the morning sun arose I waited there until
I knew that I had lost him to the Duchess of Seville

The months went by, I never thought I'd see his face again
And then one day I caught sight of a photograph from Spain
The caption read 'Just married' it was such a bitter pill
Bitter like the oranges
That grow
Down in Seville