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Introduction:
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When he was young he sang in the band
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and his fans all fans all looked the same
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And the fans he had were younger than he
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and they loved to scream his name
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They'd leave at the end of the third show, go home to talk of the fun
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Well isn't it nice the parents would say,
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well isn't nice you've got someone
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Someone to idolize
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he must look twice his size
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I think it's great, you're going through a phase
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And I'm awfully glad it will all be over in a couple of days.
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Well the calendar changed and the pages fell off
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but the singer remained the same
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And he never grew tired of singing his song
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and his fans still called his name
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They'd leave at the end of the second show, go home to talk of the fun
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For most of the fans were married by then, so they had to be in by one
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I'm awfully glad the husbands would say
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I'm awfully glad you got someone
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Someone I realize, who used to look twice his size
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I think it's great you still remember his name
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And I'll bet if he knew you were there for the show
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He'd be awfully glad you came
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"The time has come," the Walrus said,
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"to speak of other things"
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Like a fallen star who works in a bar
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where Yesterday is king
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The fans will stay for an hour or so, they still remember his fame
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But the time has come the Walrus said, to call your fans by name
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