| Living whales he sent to Hades
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| Likewise Swedish singing ladies
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| And the local clockworks he will run
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| (And the local clockworks he will run)
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| Gone those woolly schemes that filled his head (schemes that filled his head)
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| Farewell kelly green and cherry red
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| (Farewell kelly green and cherry red)
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| No more, step right up and see him
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| Barnum’s closed his last museum
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| And he’s gonna live his life instead
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| Black and white
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| The future’s rosy living black and white
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| Keep both feet on the ground
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| Don’t let those day dreams spin you round
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| See things the way they are
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| You’re gonna tumble if you fly too far
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| Stay low and hold on tight
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| Living black and white
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| He could run a clockworks Barnum found (Barnum found)
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| In two months he’d run it in the ground
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| (In two months he’d run it in the ground)
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| Purchased then 500 shovels
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| Said men mustn’t live in huddles
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| And a new utopia I will found
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| Planned a very modern model town
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| Elevated roads to stroll around
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| Grew so high it made you groggy
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| Built on land a trifle soggy
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| So as it rose up it started down (down down down)
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| Black and white
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| He built a city that was black and white
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| It took no end of spunk
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| And looked quite splendid as it sunk
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| Here comes another lurch
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| There goes the depot and the Baptist church
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| As they slipped out of sight
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| They were black and white
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| So long, ta ta goodnight
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| Bye bye black and white
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| Oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
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| Oh yeah
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| Heard about your city what a shame
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| But the truth is politics' your game
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| Kissing babies making speeches
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| Posing with the local beaches
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| Fun, respectability and fame
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| You could be an alderman, no wait (no wait)
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| Congressman I mean U. S not state (not state)
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| (Mayor!) Oh that’s easy pickin’s
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| (Senator!) Oh what the dickens
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| Why not hang a presidential slate
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| Black and white
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| He’s playing politics in black and white
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| Cold truth and good hard facts
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| Give all that razzmatazz the axe
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| No bunting in the streets
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| You’ll talk of budget cuts and balance sheets
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| Statistics day and night
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| Running black and white
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| Black and white
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| I’m runnin' politics in black and white
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| Cold truth and good hard facts
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| Give all that razzmatazz the axe
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| No bunting in the streets
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| I talk of budget cuts and balance sheets
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| Statistics day and night…
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| (spoken)
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| Charity, I’m losing ‘em. |
| You gotta let me bring some colour into this campaign
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| or they’re gonna beat me
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| (spoken)
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| Very well, Taylor. |
| Go ahead!
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| Black and white
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| He’s had his fill of living black and white
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| So long ta ta good night
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| Bye bye bye bye black and
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| White! |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Black And White , by - Cy Coleman. Song from the album Barnum, in the genre Мировая классика