Key: A major
Verse 1
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When Stephen Foster died in
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a flop- house on the Bowery
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His worn- out wallet held just
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But the crocodiles, they have to eat,
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the crocodiles have to eat
Verse 2
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He smashed his head on the sink
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in the bitter fever of gin
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But deep down in the muddy stream
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even crocodiles dream their dreams
Verse 3
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And as the herd galloped off he lay
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Singing, "Beautiful Dreamer" as
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But we all have our beautiful dreams running through us
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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And when we meet at the river to
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cross to that gleaming shore
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The river, she always takes a few
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But the river has oceans to feed,
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she has beautiful oceans to feed
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Verse 5
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And the oceans, they feed the sky
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and the sky feeds the earth
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And Stephen Foster's beautiful ghost
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To feed ten thousand songs
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echoing cross the wild plains
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ChordsG D C Em Dsus4
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