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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dr. Hook
Dr. Hook
Performer
Ron Haffkine
Ron Haffkine
Music Director
Dennis Locorriere
Dennis Locorriere
Vocals
Ray Sawyer
Ray Sawyer
Guitar
Billy Francis
Billy Francis
Keyboards
R. Elswit
R. Elswit
Guitar
Jance Garfat
Jance Garfat
Bass Guitar
John Wolters
John Wolters
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ron Haffkine
Ron Haffkine
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I guess the dance is over now
So you just curtsey and I'll bow
And ask the band to play us
Auld Lang Syne
[Verse 2]
Then I'll just take what's left of me
Right back to where it used to be
And you'll go sail your magic carpet
Far across the sky
[Verse 3]
I wish I could have made it
More like the movies for you
Some pretty technicolor way it's never been
I'm sorry when I kissed you
You only heard me whisper
You never got to hear those violins
Did you, girl?
No, you never got to hear those violins, no
[Verse 4]
The castles that you built so high
Were just too steep for me to climb
And I guess these dirty streets of mine
Were just too rough for you
[Verse 5]
I wish I could've helped you see
Just one of your sweet childhood dreams
But through I tried, I could not make
Not one of them come true
[Verse 6]
And I wish I could have made it
More like the movies for you
Some pretty technicolor way it's never been
I'm sorry when I kissed you
You only heard me whisper
You never got to hear those violins
Did you, girl?
No, you never got to hear those violins
[Verse 7]
Oh, I'm sorry when I kissed you
You only heard me whisper
You never got to hear those violins
No, you never got to hear those violins
Written by: Shel Silverstein

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