Bernstein: A White House Cantata / Part 1: Seena

Seena

Tama Seena

I knew her so long

My sweet little Seena

I knew her before

She was crawling on the floor

Then one day this week

Her hair brushed my cheek

And now I don't know her no more

I knew her so well

My sweet little Seena

I knew every pout

Every twinkle that she wore

Then one day her smile

Lit the sky for a mile

And now I don't know her no more

Oh, I used to know

If her tears were real

But I don't know now

All I do is feel

And I used to know

Where her thoughts would fly

But I don't know no more

All I do is die of love and mourn her so

And that's all I know, Seena

That's all I know, Seena

We laughed and we played

Me and little Seena

We ran through the years

Through the trees by the shore

But gone is the past

I met her at last

And now I don't know her no more

No, now I don't know her no more