Words and Music by Leslie Stuart (1864 - 1928)
1900s
Origin : https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/pianobench/id/236
He let down the trick basin which hung beneath the mirror and, collecting his shaving materials, began to lather his face.
'I am the Bandolero!' sang Sam blithely through the soap. 'I am, I am the Bandolero! Yes, yes, I am the Bandolero!'
The Girl on the Boat. 4 Sam Clicks
'What's a Bandollero?'
'There, miss, you have me. I've an idea it's a sort of Spanish brigand or bandit.'
Enlightenment flooded upon Gertrude.
'Oh, you mean the Bandolero? You were singing that song, "The Bandolero". I didn't recognize it. It's a favourite song of Mr Bodkin's. I know it well.'
The Luck of the Bodkins. Chapter 18