The Vaudevillian Lyrics - Momus

You take the stage, you're at your best 

They've hushed the stalls at your behest 

You start your act, you sing your songs 

The house is packed, they sing along 

You seem, they say, so very gay 

The vaudevillian, one in a million 

The girls you've loved, the times you've known 

The wars you lost, that old trombone 

And now the lines that crease your face 

Are wet with tears and hot with grease 

You know your lines, but God knows what they are 

The vaudevillian, one in a million 

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You're out of date, they've changed the styles 

They love to hate, they hate to smile 

They start to stamp, they start to boo 

You're some old man, they don't know who 

You've lost your shape, you've lost your "you" 

The vaudevillian, one in a million 

A coffin now appears, it's very strange 

They've put it here up on the stage 

They push you in, the trim is plush 

It's very grim, away you're rushed 

And some lament while others disinfect 

The vaudevillian 

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And now you take a little nap 

And when you wake the stars are black 

And God is dead and there's this smell 

And you're not feeling very well 

It seems you're dead, oh bloody hell! 

The vaudevillian, one in a million