To the opera i don't go

'cos i know that faust is slow

I can't hum riggoletto

But since you took off i think you ought to know



That i'll keep crawlin' long as birds have wings

And i'll keep callin' long as your phone rings

I'll keep stallin' till the pendulum swings

'cos the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings



Mister william i can't tell

If your overture was swell

???????? wasn't well

But since we broke up i haven't gone to hell



So i'll keep pluckin' at your old heart strings

I'll keep truckin' long as basie swings

I'm not duckin' what tomorrow brings

'cos the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings



Carmen left her spanish town

Pagliacchi hid his frown

Yes i guess i'm like that clown

Tho you stood me up you'll never get me down



So while your cheatin' havin' all your flings

I ain't grievin', none of these things

Ain't retreatin' i'm a guy with wings

'cos the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings



The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings




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