| GUEST
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| I said, «Frank, this picture is a watershed…»
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| GUEST
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| I said, «Frank, one day you’ll run my studio…»
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| GUEST
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| I said, «Frank, will you listen to that response?»
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| GUEST
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| I said, «Frank really knows what the public wants.»
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| TYLER
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| I said, «Frank, this picture is a watershed…»
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| MARY (spoken)
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| Know what I’m having?
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| GUEST
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| What?
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| MARY (spoken)
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| Not much fun
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| FRANK
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| Party!
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| GROUP I
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| That Frank —
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| JEROME
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| The guy is too much —
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| Hey, the party’s inside!
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| GROUP II
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| That Frank —
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| You like the picture?
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| TERRY
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| The platinum touch
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| How about some champagne, huh?
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| GUEST
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| He has taste, he has talent —
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| GUEST
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| Is he the best?
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| GUEST
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| Plus a fine head for business
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| GUEST
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| The man is blessed
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| ALL
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| That Frank!
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| RU (spoken)
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| So what do you do?
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| GUEST
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| He’s full of advice
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| MARY (spoken)
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| I drink
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| GROUP II
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| That Frank —
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| RU (spoken)
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| No, no, no, what do you really do?
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| ALL
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| And god, is he nice!
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| MARY (spoken)
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| I really drink
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| GUEST
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| What a friend —
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| GUEST
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| What a host —
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| GUEST
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| And his work is great!
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| GUEST
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| Has a wife who is gorgeous —
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| MEN
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| A son who’s straight
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| ALL
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| He’s the type you could easily learn to hate
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| That Frank!
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| FRANK
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| Who says, «Lonely at the top?»
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| I say, «Let it never stop!»
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| It’s our time coming through
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| All our dreams
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| Coming true. |
| Working hard, getting rich
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| Being happy —
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| There’s a switch!
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| GROUP I
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| That smile —
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| GUEST (spoken)
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| Don’t you miss writing music?
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| GROUP I
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| He’s hot but he’s cool
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| FRANK
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| That was the old Frank Shepard
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| GROUP II
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| What style —
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| GUEST (spoken)
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| This guy’s the American dream!
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| GUEST
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| And what a great pool!
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| GROUP I
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| If you had no idea what
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| Charisma meant —
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| GROUP II
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| And you just can’t be jealous, he’s such a gent —
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| ALL
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| He’s the kind of a man that
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| You can’t resent, that Frank!
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| GUEST
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| I said «Frank, you’re coming down to Mexico…»
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| GUEST
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| I think Frank is moving back to Paramount…
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| MARY (to the Audience)
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| These are the movers, these are the shapers
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| These are the people that fill the papers
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| GROUP I
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| … Mexico…
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| MARY
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| These are the friends of Frank
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| GROUP II
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| … moving back to Paramount…
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| MARY
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| Each one a perfect blank
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| ALL
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| When you see a movie that successful, What can you say?
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| (to Frank) Congratulations!
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| FRANK
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| Thank you!
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| MARY
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| These are the movers, these are the shapers
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| These are the people that give you vapors…
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| FRANK
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| Twenty years ago, who’d have guessed, who’d have guessed
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| We’d be standing here?
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| God, we would have been so impressed! |
| Now we’re here with the most —
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| GROUP I
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| … Mexico…
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| FRANK
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| — Brilliant minds on the coast
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| GROUP II
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| … Moving back to Paramount…
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| FRANK
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| And notice who is their host
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| GROUP I
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| … Mexico…
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| GROUP II
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| Beautiful, Frank!
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| GROUP I
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| … Acapulco, Mexico…
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| GROUP II
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| Beautiful, Frank!
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| ALL
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| When you’ve made a movie that successful, where do you go?
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| Uhhh — Paramount!
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| GUEST (spoken)
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| I heard a reliable rumor that you’re selling the Malibu house?
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| You don’t want it. |
| The place doesn’t even have a pool
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| MARY (spoken)
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| No pool!?!
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| In my rat’s hole in New York, the john is terminally busted and the kitchen
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| should be condemned
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| But no pool!?! |
| Trash it!
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| Let’s have some coffee, Mary
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| ALL
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| Poor Frank —
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| MARY (spoken)
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| I never drink coffee
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| ALL
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| He handled that well
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| MARY (spoken)
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| Caffeine isn’t good for you
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| GROUP II
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| That Frank —
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| I’m aware this is just a formula picture
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| GUEST
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| He’s loyal as hell
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| FRANK (spoken)
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| But my next movie. |
| You wait
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| MARY (spoken)
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| I gave up waiting
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| ALL
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| He’s polite and considerate, rain or shine —
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| MARY
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| It began when I tasted communion wine —
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| ALL
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| That Frank
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| FRANK (to Guests)
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| Who says, «Mustn't go too far»?
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| I say, «Look at where we are!»
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| It’s our time, coming through —
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| I say, «Good, me and you!»
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| I say, «Roll!»
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| I say, «Ride!»
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| I say, «Hey, there’s food inside!»
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| ALL
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| That Frank —
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| GUEST (spoken)
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| Your movie was fun!
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| ALL
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| You’d think he’d relax
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| GUEST (spoken)
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| It’s what the public wants…
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| ALL
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| Not Frank —
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| GUEST (spoken)
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| Frank understands commercial!
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| ALL
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| He’s laying new tracks
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| GUEST (spoken)
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| And Frank made a star!
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| ALL
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| If you had no idea what
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| Charisma meant —
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| And you just can’t be jealous
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| He’s such a gent —
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| He’s the kind of a man
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| Could be president
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| That Frank! |
| That Frank! |
| That Frank! |