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Thread #10435 Message #3094812
Posted By: GUEST,Roger Taylor's daughter
14-Feb-11 - 12:59 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Somebody (Else Not Me) (Bert Williams)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Somebody (Else Not Me) (Bert Williams)
Ivory cubes with ebony dots Often lead to cemetery lots. The game last night brought on a fight that ended up in pistol shots. I was the furthest from the door, The others all got there before -- The body on the floor lay dead And through the transom somebody said, "Somebody's got to stay behind, somebody must remain: And when da Officerz arrive -- 'splain why this Brother here ain't alive. The Man who stays and sees this through will gain some notoriety." --It's a wonderful chance for somebody: Somebody else, not me.
--The Circus played our town one day, Three Bengal tigers got away! Boss-man, he looked straight at me and said. "Son, here's yo' Opportunity! -- Somebody's got to get dem cats, Somebody's got to go -- Tiger-man is sick in bed so get yo' coat and hat" He said -- Beecause The Man who brings them back alive A Reel Hee-ro's going to be!" It's a wonderful chance for somebody ---