Beirut, Beirut...why do you charm me so?
Why do you make my heart smolder
With a never ending glow?
Beirut, Beirut...why do you captivate?
Why is it that when I see you
I feel I'm at heaven's gate?
Beirut, Beirut….how do you mesmerize?
How do your bejeweled shores
Make my heart fantasize?
Beirut, Beirut….where can you try to hide?
The buildings with the gaping holes,
The ground on which martyrs died?
Beirut, Beirut…..when will conflict ever cease?
When will terror give up its reign,
So you can be crowned with peace?
Beirut, Beirut, you sparkle so at night
When war scars are all covered up
And I can revel in your light!
Beirut, Beirut….when will you truly be?
Free from the wretched stench of war
Free to bask in your liberty.
Beirut, oh Beirut, prosper and be strong
Show the world your lovely face
For God blessings to you belong!
Eileen Manassian
I know a nice lady who lives in Beirut
She's very popular here on The Soup
A soft kind of soul
My heart she once stole
If asked she would jump through hoops
© Jack Ellison 2015
A lot of us have nicknames
Have you heard of “Betty Boop from Beirut”
The sweetest flower in the Middle East
Passionate, loving, and caring
Describes her to a “t”
It is an honour for me to call her my “friend”
I speak of course of Eileen Manassian
Who did you think I was writing about... duh!
Those who know her and I'm sure there are many
Are aware of her warm heart, her loving, caring soul
A true sweetheart of a lady
I am truly blessed to call Betty Boop my friend!
– signed Kenny, with love
© Jack Ellison 2014
Have a good friend
Here on the Soup
Affectionately known as
Betty Boop from Beirut
A talented lady
Emotionally charged
This sweetest of sweethearts
By a margin quite large
Each day to the fullest
She expresses her love
Her passion for life
And the Man up above
My life's been enriched
Since meeting Miss Boop
So happy to have met her
Here on the Soup
It's not every day
We find such connection
With another soul
With such great affection
Have a good friend
Here on the Soup
Affectionately known as
Betty Boop from Beirut
© Jack Ellison 2013
Beirut, Beirut...why do you charm me so?
Why do you make my heart smolder
With a never ending glow?
Beirut, Beirut...why do you captivate?
Why is it that when I see you
I feel I'm at heaven's gate?
Beirut, Beirut….how do you mesmerize?
How do your bejeweled shores
Make my heart fantasize?
Beirut, Beirut….where can you try to hide?
The buildings with the gaping holes,
The ground on which martyrs died?
Beirut, Beirut…..when will conflict ever cease?
When will terror give up its reign,
So you can be crowned with peace?
Beirut, Beirut, you sparkle so at night
When war scars are all covered up
And I can revel in your light!
Beirut, Beirut….when will you truly be?
Free from the wretched stench of war
Free to bask in your liberty.
Beirut, oh Beirut, prosper and be strong
Show the world your lovely face
For God blessings to you belong!