The character was based on an award winning, Swedish cult movie.
Written by Bob Pegg from Mr Fox.

ELVIRA MADIGAN
Bob Pegg
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Elvira was a circus girl who walked the tightrope bravely
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She travelled through Europe and she knew what men were for
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He was in the cavalry wore braid upon his tunic
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A handsome bearded horseman who had never been to war
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you would say if you met them they were golden eyed children
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for the one thing they wanted they gave up health and fame
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God help Elvira and God help her lover
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And God help anyone who tries to do the same

He left his wife and children in the regiment behind him
Stripped the braid from his tunic
Tossed his buttons on the ground
She left the roaring crowds and the lights of the circus
To go with a deserter and run from town to town

And many's the time they thought they'd found their safety
A room to love and shelter from the wind and the rain
But a knock on the door, a face at the window
And many's the time they were on the move again
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She sold her last possessions and bought a loaf and butter
He robbed a hen house they left once more to roam
In the middle of a meadow they both sat down to picnic
When he touched Elvira she was cold as a stone

Elvira knew that the pistol was hidden in the basket
She whispered to her lover make it soon make it soon
Elvira chased the butterfly and caught it in her fingers
She fell from the tightrope and the audience went home
Chorus



Cheers
Les