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liza lehmann - "excels‑ee‑aw." lyrics

the shades of night are falling fast
and we are near the end at last;
in happy homes we know the light
of household fire gleams warm and bright +
therefore
excelsior!
(but why “excelsior”?)

our tale is of a youth who ran
as only foreign waiters can
balancing, by some strange device
two dozen plates of coffee+ice
what, twenty+four?
yes, even more
excelsior!

“fly not so fast,” the porter said
“you’ll only break your stupid head!”
but rash alphonso scorned advice;
he slippеd, and fell among the ice
his hair hе tore +
“there is no more!”
excelsior!

“the day is hot,” the waitress cried;
“they shout for ice! + there inside.”
see! with his hand he scoops it back
a little blacker, if not black!
he kicks the door
“si, si, signor!”
excelsior!
(but why drag in “excelsior”?)
you ask us why? we cannot tell
for any word would do as well
except “good+bye,” which is “taboo”;
we scarcely dare to breathe “adieu.”
therefore, no more
but evermore
excelsior + ior + ior + ee + aw!

- liza lehmann lyrics

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