Minnie Riperton - Love And It's Glory Lyrics
(M. Riperton E. Brown R. Rudolph)I'll tell you a story about love and its gloryOf how when you're true to your heart you'll be freePicture a tropical paradiseFolks just like you and meA young girl called MayaWas loved by AliyaA young man who came from a poor familyAs they grew olderAliya would hold herTogether they dreamed of the day they'd marryIt'sa lonely world my childrenYou've got to do the best you canIf you've found a chance to loveYou'd better grab it any way you canYoung Maya's fatherDecided his daughterShould marry a man with lots of moneyShe begged and she pleadedAliya she neededNow Maya's crying on her wedding dayIt's a lonely world my childrenYou've got to do the best you canIf you've found a chance to loveYou'd better grab it any way you canPicture a tropical paradiseFolks just like you and meDown come AliyaAnd scooped up the bride from the placeWhere she stands at the ceremonyThe minister backed upThe father, he cracked upThe groom, him fell down to the ground on his knees
