Mister Shylock was stingy
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I was miserly too.
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I was more selfish
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and crabby than a shellfish.
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Oh, dear, it's queer
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what love can do!
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I'd give all my possessions
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for you
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I've got five dollars
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I'm in good conditions
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and I've got ambition
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that belongs to you.
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Six shirts and collars
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debts beyond endurance
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on my life insurance
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that belongs to you!
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I've got a heart
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that must be spurtin'!
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Just be certain
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I'll be true
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Take my five dollars!
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Take my shirt and collars!
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Take my heart and hollers!
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"Ev'rything I've got belongs to you!"
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I've got five dollars
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eighty-five relations
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two lace combinations
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they belongs to you!
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Two coats with collars
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Ma and Grandma wore'em
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all the moths adore 'em
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they belongs to you!
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I've got two lips
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that care for mating
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therefore waiting
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will not do!
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Take my five dollars!
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Take my shirt and collars!
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Take my heart and hollers!
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"Ev'rything I've got belongs to you!"
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I've Got Five Dollars
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Ella Fitzgerald |