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William Bolcom, Arnold Weinstein |
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William Bolcom - Cabaret Songs, Vol. II (1981-1983): George lyrics
My friend George
Used to say "Oh, call me Georgia, hon,
Get yourselves a drink."
And sang the best soprano
In our part of town
In beads, brocade and pins
He sang if you happened in
Through the door he never locked
And said, "Get yourselves a drink."
And sang out loud Till tears fell in the cognac
And in the chocolate milk and gin
And on the beads, brocade and pins
When strangers happened through his open door
George said, "Stay, but you gotta keep quiet
While I sing, and then a minute after,
And call me Georgia."
One fine day a stranger
In a suit of navy blue
Took George's life With a knife
George had placed beside an apple pie he'd baked
And stabbed him in the middle Of Un bel di vedremo Which he sang for this particular stranger
Who was in the United States Navy.
The funeral was at the cocktail hour
We knew George would like it that way
Tears fell on the beads, brocade and pins
In the coffin
Which was white
Because George was a virgin
Oh, call him Georgia, hon
Get yourself a drink
You can call me Georgia, hon
Get yourself a drink!
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| Songs list of album: Cabaret Songs (Complete) [live]
(2004) |
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Title |
Rating |
| 01 |
Ancient Cabaret (2001): On a Statue of a Runner lyrics  |
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| 02 |
Ancient Cabaret (2001): Unlucky Eutichus lyrics |
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| 03 |
Ancient Cabaret (2001): An Encaustic Painting lyrics |
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| 04 |
Ancient Cabaret (2001): Timomarchus's Picture of Medea in Rome lyrics |
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| 05 |
Ancient Cabaret (2001): Praxiteles' Aphrodite lyrics |
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| 06 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. I (1978): Over the Piano lyrics |
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| 07 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. I (1978): Fur (Murray the Furrier) lyrics |
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| 08 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. I (1978): He Tipped the Waiter lyrics |
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| 09 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. I (1978): Waitin lyrics |
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| 10 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. I (1978): Song of Black Max (As Told by de Kooning lyrics |
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| 11 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. I (1978): Amor lyrics |
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| 12 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. II (1981-1983): Places to Live lyrics |
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| 13 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. II (1981-1983): Toothbrush Time lyrics |
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| 14 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. II (1981-1983): Surprise! lyrics |
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| 15 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. II (1981-1983): The Actor lyrics |
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| 16 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. II (1981-1983): Oh Close the Curtain lyrics |
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| 17 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. II (1981-1983): George lyrics |
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| 18 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. III (1996): The Total Stranger in the Garden lyrics |
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| 19 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. III (1996): Love in the Thirties lyrics |
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| 20 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. III (1996): Thius King of Orf lyrics |
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| 21 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. III (1996): Miracle Song lyrics |
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| 22 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. III (1996): Satisfaction lyrics |
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| 23 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. III (1996): Radical Sally lyrics |
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| 24 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. IV (1996): Angels Are the Highest Form of Virtue lyrics |
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| 25 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. IV (1996): Poet Pal of Mine lyrics |
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| 26 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. IV (1996): Can't Sleep lyrics |
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| 27 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. IV (1996): At the Last Lousy Moments of Love lyrics |
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| 28 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. IV (1996): Lady Luck lyrics |
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| 29 |
Cabaret Songs, Vol. IV (1996): Blue lyrics |
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