To the opera I don't go
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'Cos I know that Faust is slow
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I can't hum Riggoletto
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But since you took off I think you ought to know
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That I'll keep crawlin' long as birds have wings
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And I'll keep callin' long as your phone rings
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I'll keep stallin' till the pendulum swings
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'Cos the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
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Mister William I can't tell
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If your overture was swell
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???????? wasn't well
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But since we broke up I haven't gone to hell
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So I'll keep pluckin' at your old heart strings
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I'll keep truckin' long as Basie swings
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I'm not duckin' what tomorrow brings
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'Cos the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
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Carmen left her Spanish town
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Pagliacchi hid his frown
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Yes I guess I'm like that clown
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Tho you stood me up you'll never get me down
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So while your cheatin' havin' all your flings
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I ain't grievin', none of these things
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Ain't retreatin' I'm a guy with wings
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'Cos the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
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The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings
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THE OPERA AIN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS
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| Roger Miller |
