Key: D minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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It was way after midnight,
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all the village was asleep,
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All except for one young villain
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through the night did creep,
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He went down to the church,
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started ringing the bell,
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Everybody came out looking,
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running like the hounds of hell;
Verse 2
"There are lights in the castle,
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they are blazing all night long,
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Let me tell you everybody there
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is something going on,"
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So they took to the torches and
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went over the wall,
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Someone went ahead to tell of horrors
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hiding in the hall;
Verse 3
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"What did you see?"
"I saw an apparition,"
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"What did you see?" "A
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monster on a bed,"
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"What did you see?" "I saw
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an old magician,
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Waking up the living from the dead!"
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Verse 4
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Keep away, keep away,
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they are making the perfect man,
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Keep away, keep away,
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they are making the perfect,
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Making the perfect man!
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Verse 5
So they called for the doctor,
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the doctor said, "it's strange,
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He's got pistols on his finger,
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he's got love on the brain,
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He's got a tongue good for lying
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and the legs to run away,
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He will fool all the people all
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the time some day!"
Verse 6
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"What will he be?" "A
leader of the country,"
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"What will he be?" "A
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member of the press,"
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"What will he be?" "A banker
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selling moonbeams,
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You can watch your money
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going west!"
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Keep away,
Verse 7
keep away,
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they are making the perfect man,
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Keep away, keep away,
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they are making the perfect,
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Making the perfect man!
Verse 8
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"I'd like to spend a night with you,
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Em
and show you what
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I am"
Interlude 1
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Verse 9
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"What will he be?" "Could
make a politician,"
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"What will he be?" "A
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member of the press,"
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"What will he be?" "A banker
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selling moonbeams,
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You can watch your money,
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you can watch your money,
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You can watch your money
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going west!"
Verse 10
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Keep away, keep away,
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they are making the perfect man,
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Keep away, keep away,
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they are making the perfect,
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Making the perfect man!
Interlude 2
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Verse 11
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Perfect man, perfect man,
Making the perfect man,
making the perfect man!
I'd like to spend a night with you
Making the perfect man,
Outro 1
making the perfect man!
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