IS THAT ALL THERE IS?
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Peggy Lee
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SPOKEN:
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I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire.
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I'll never forget the look on my father's face as he gathered me up
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in his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement.
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I stood there shivering in my pajamas and watched the whole world go up in flames.
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And when it was all over I said to myself, "Is that all there is to a fire"
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SUNG:
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Is that all there is, is that all there is
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball
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If that's all there is
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SPOKEN:
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And when I was 12 years old, my father took me to a circus, the greatest show on earth.
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There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears.
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And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads.
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And so I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle.
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I had the feeling that something was missing.
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I don't know what, but when it was over,
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I said to myself, "is that all there is to a circus?
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SUNG:
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Is that all there is, is that all there is
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball
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If that's all there is
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SPOKEN:
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Then I fell in love, head over heels in love, with the most wonderful boy in the world.
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We would take long walks by the river or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes.
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We were so very much in love.
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Then one day he went away and I thought I'd die, but I didn't,
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and when I didn't I said to myself, "is that all there is to love?"
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SUNG:
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Is that all there is, is that all there is
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
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SPOKEN:
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I know what you must be saying to yourselves,
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if that's the way she feels about it why doesn't she just end it all?
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Oh, no, not me. I'm in no hurry for that final disappointment,
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for I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you,
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when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my lst breath, I'll be saying to myself
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SUNG:
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Is that all there is, is that all there is
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball
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If that's all there is
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Is That All There Is
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| Peggy Lee |
