Key: Bb minor
Verse 1
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At Joe Orton's wedding
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Death caught the discarded bouquet
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The marriage was consummated
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In a gen tleman's loo on the way
Verse 2
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Joe pulled out a plum from the bitter tart
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As the honeymoon sank in the west
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'Til death us do part
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Rice paper heart
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Old, borrowed, and blue laid to rest
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Verse 3
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Catching only the spray
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from each splash
In the sun by a swimming
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pool in Tangier
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Black gags having turned to green cash
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Verse 4
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The bride became a burden
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A damper on champagne wit
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Living in fear of every taboo
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Joe with ink would spit
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Verse 5
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Mister Sloane, I have a problem
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and strife
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Forget it, come to a party
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But for Heaven's sake,
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Verse 6
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Mrs. Orton penned the ending
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The final play for today
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Putting faith in Nembutal
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And a hammer to keep it that way
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Verse 7
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A drag on the closing curtain
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Michelangelo's David saw all
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Double death real life drama
Outro 1
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