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Dory Previn
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Stone For Bessie Smith
Isn't it amazing, shakes you to the bone? She bought a stone for Bessie Smith She bought Bessie Smith a stone She got it for her grave site
On a temporary loan but she forgot She had not paid for her own She forgot she had not paid She forgot she had not paid
After all the contracts And arrangements had been made She went to Bessie's grave And marked it with a stone But she still had to pay for her own
She went home to her class reunion Where a class mate he confessed She wouldn't want this getting out But she used to be the best in school
She was a nice girl As descent as the rest Though she never was Conservatively dressed
Isn't it amazing, you think She could've known? She bought a stone for Bessie Smith She bought Bessie Smith a stone She got it for her grave site Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
On a temporary loan but she forgot She had not paid for her own She forgot she had not paid She forgot she had not paid
No sooner had the letters On the deed begun to fade When her ashes had been scattered Been battered and been blown She still had to pay for her own
She knew miss Gloria Swanson On a TV show they met They talked across a hundred years Miss Gloria's with us yet
But Janis was a gambler Who'd already lost a bet And the time had come To settle up her debt
Isn't it amazing, shakes you to the bone? She bought a stone for Bessie Smith She bought Bessie Smith a stone She got it up for Bessie
On a temporary loan but she forgot She had not paid for her own
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