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The Venice Gavotte
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Leonard Bernstein
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Rien ne va plus. Le treize. Banco! I've got troubles, as I've said Mother's dying, Father's dead All my uncles are in jail It's a very moving tale Though our name, I say again, is Quite the proudest name in Venice Our afflictions are so many And we haven't got a penny Madam, I am desolate At your family's tragic state Any help that I can give Please do tell me where they live I shall look them up tomorrow And alleviate thеir sorrow With a check made out to bearеr In the meantime, buona sera We've got troubles, as she said Mother is dying, Father's dead All her uncles are in jail It's a very moving tale Although our name, I say again, is Quite the proudest name in Venice All our/her uncles are in jail It is a very moving tale A moving tale, a moving tale Ah, what a tale! Ah, what a moving tale Millions of rubles and lire and francs Broke the bank, broke the bank Broke the best of all possible banks Pieces of gold to the ladies I throw Easy come, easy go Shining gold to the ladies I throw See them on their knees before me If they love me, can you blame them? Little wonder they adore me Watch them woo me as I name them Lady Frilly, Lady Silly Pretty Lady Willy-Nilly Lady Lightly, Lady Brightly Charming Lady Fly-by-Nightly My Lady Fortune found me What a joy to have around me Lovely ladies, six or seven This is my idea of Heaven Fortune, keep the wheel a-spinning, spinning They adore me while I'm winning! Lady Frilly, Lady Silly Pretty Lady Willy-Nilly Lady Lightly, Lady Brightly Charming Lady Fly-by-Nightly Fools love only one or two Ladies, I love all of you I've/She's got troubles, as I/she said Mother is dying, Father's dead All my/her uncles are in jail Lady Frilly, Lady Silly Pretty Lady Willy-Nilly Lady Lightly, Lady Brightly Charming Lady Fly-by-Nightly My Lady Fortune found me What a joy to have around me It's a very moving tale Lovely ladies, six or seven This is my idea of Heaven Although our name, I say again, is Quite the proudest name in Venice All my/her uncles are in jail Fortune, keep the wheel a-spinning, spinning They adore me while I'm winning! Lady Frilly, Lady Silly Pretty Lady Willy-Nilly It is a very moving tale Lady Lightly, Lady Brightly Charming Lady Fly-by-Nightly Ah, what a tale! Ah, what a moving tale! A moving tale, a moving tale Fools love only one or two Ladies, I love all of you A moving tale, a moving tale, a— Love you, love you, love— Ah! Candide! Cunegonde!
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