Okkervil River

Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear

Okkervil River


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I may go out tomorrow if I can borrow a coat to wear
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Oh, I'd step out in style with my sincere smile and my dancin' bear
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Outrageous, alarming, courageous, charming 
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Oh who would think a boy and bear could be well accepted everywhere
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It's just amazing how fair people can be


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Seen at the nicest places where well-fed faces all stop to stare
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Making the grandest entrance is Simon Smith and his dancing bear.
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They'll love us won't they? They feed us don't they?
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Oh who would think a boy and bear could be well-accepted everywhere
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It's just amazing how fair people can be.

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Who needs money when you're funny
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The big attraction everywhere will be Simon Smith and his dancing bear
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That's Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear (Oh oh, oh oh)