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"At first I just stood and watched
from the wings
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"That's all my mom and dad would allow
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"But as I got older, I got a little bolder
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"And snuck out for their second bow
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"They kept me in the act
because they needed me to milk applause
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"Until one night they did a crazy thing
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"They left me out there all alone
and Mama said, 'You're on your own'
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"And Poppa shouted, 'This is it, kid, sing'
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"I'll get by
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"As long as I have you
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"Though there be rain
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"And darkness, too
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"I'll not complain
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"I'll see it through"
1:14:35
"I learned very quickly
the tricks of the trade
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"I practiced after everyone was gone
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"And with the tricks I learned traditions
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"And the hardest one of all
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"Is no matter what
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"The show must go on