Lady Godiva's Operation chords by Velvet Underground

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Lady Godiva here
dressed so demurely
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Pats the head of another curly haired boy,
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just another toy
Sick with silence she weeps sincerely
Saying word that have oh
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so clearly been said
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So long ago
Draperies wrapped gently
'round her shoulder
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Life has made her that much bolder now
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That she's found out how
Dressed in silk, Latin lace and envy
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Pride and joy of the latest penny faire
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Pretty passing care
Hair today now dipped in the water
Making love to every poor
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daughter's son
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Isn't it fun
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Now today propping grace with envy
Lady Godiva peers to see
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if anyone's there
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And hasn't a care
Doctor is coming the nurse
thinks sweetly
Turning on the machines
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that neatly pump air
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The body lies bare
Shaved and hairless what once
was screaming
Now lies silent and almost sleeping
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The brain must have gone away
Strapped securely to the white table
Ether caused the body to wither
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and writhe
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Underneath the white light
Doctor arrives with knife and baggage
Sees the growth as just
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so much cabbage
That now
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Must be cut away
Now come the moment of Great!
Great! Decision!
The doctor is making his first incision
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One goes here - one goes there
The ether tube's leaking says
someone who's sloppy
The patient it seems is not so well sleeping
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The screams echo up the hall
Don't panic someone give
him pentathol instantly
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Doctor removes his blade
Cagily slow from the brain
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By my count of ten
The head won't move
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