| Take your seat in the table
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| Watch the cabaret fill
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| Ted came down for the singer
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| He saw the name on the bill
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| How the minutes were draggin', as the audience grew
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| Ted was growing impatient, as he swallowed his brew
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| «It's time to welcome the artist», he heard somebody say
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| Saw a face in the floodlight and ev’rything was ok…
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| Singer man, do your work
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| Sing your song
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| Make it hurt
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| Sing the tears
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| Sing the pain
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| Make it all so real
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| Then the singer was singing all his serious songs
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| And his band was a-playing;
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| Ted was hummin' along
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| Meanwhile back in a corner
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| There was a table for two
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| Where sat the singer’s cute lover
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| And she was drinkin' a few
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| All snuggled up with a stranger
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| Who had his hand on her thigh
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| She was receivin' his message
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| And gazing into his eyes…
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| Singer man, do your work
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| Sing your song
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| Make it hurt
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| Sing the tears
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| Sing the pain
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| Make it all so real
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| So the sound came a-rollin'
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| Tumblin' into the night
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| And all the people were ravin'
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| Saying, «Man our singer’s alright!»
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| And «Such a burnin' performer!»
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| «What a fabulous show!»
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| Little lover was stirrin'
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| She was ready to go
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| And while the singer was wailing she got up to depart
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| The crowd was stompin' and cheering
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| She was breakin' his heart…
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| Singer man, do your work
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| Sing your song, boy
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| Make it hurt
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| Sing the tears
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| Sing the pain
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| Make it all so real
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| Ted was feelin' terrific
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| As the crowd filtered out
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| Ravin' on 'bout the hero
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| There were whistles an' shouts
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| There was a guy with his sweetheart
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| Ted came walkin' on past
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| He could hear what was spoken
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| He could hear what she asked
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| She said, «Don't you envy the hero?»
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| And the fella answered his girl
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| «Yes, he’s the ultimate singer. | 
| He’s on top of the world!»
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| Singer man, do your work
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| Sing your song
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| Make it hurt
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| Sing the tears
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| Sing the pain
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| Make (make) it (it) all (all) so (so) real (real) |