Venice (Elegies)-Betty Buckley

[ti:Venice (Elegies)] [ar:Betty Buckley] [al:Ah, Men! The Boys Of Broadway] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Venice (Elegies) - Betty Buckley [00:15.95]The former lover of my lover [00:18.84] [00:19.55]Was a sophisticated Pole named Bolek [00:22.58] [00:23.29]Not polite he'd join Arthur and me for dinner [00:26.96] [00:28.04]Looking distracted and thinner [00:30.37] [00:31.10]He'd take a bite of his rare delicious lamb chop [00:35.79]And say "Really Billy this has gotta stop " [00:38.49] [00:39.13]I'd say "What's gotta stop " [00:41.27]He'd say "You're being a dick " [00:43.44]I'd say Bolek [00:44.38]He'd say Billy [00:45.01]I'd say Bolek [00:45.70]He'd say What [00:46.65] [00:48.23]That then was the night I knew that Bolek was sick [00:57.27] [01:03.39]He'd say We got to go to Venice [01:11.11] [01:12.27]Because in Venice everyday life's a work of art [01:17.91] [01:18.52]And must be seen first hand [01:23.24] [01:27.55]Breathe deep our destination's Venice [01:37.86] [01:38.92]Beauty and pleasure is all we can hope to understand [01:47.83] [01:52.15]So Arthur says What's wrong with Bolek [01:54.95] [01:55.87]And I think finally he sees what I see [01:59.29] [01:59.82]What I see [02:00.62] [02:01.52]Well the truth is it doesn't matter [02:04.00]All you have to know is he grew thinner [02:07.27]I grew fatter [02:08.33] [02:09.63]And later on [02:11.76]As we strolled along down Broadway [02:14.66]Bolek thought he saw a gun [02:16.11]And whacked a wacko in the a** [02:18.29]Bolek took off down the street [02:20.07]Chased by this dangerous guy [02:21.87]I yelled Bolek [02:22.71]He kept fleeing [02:23.42]I yelled Bolek [02:24.18]He yelled What [02:25.25] [02:26.36]And then he turned around [02:28.88] [02:30.09]And then he sang to the sky [02:35.78] [02:40.87]My friends I'm taking you to Venice [02:48.77] [02:49.68]Because in Venice everyday life's a work of art [02:55.36] [02:55.92]And must be seen first hand [03:01.75] [03:04.51]Breathe deep [03:07.47] [03:08.14]The world revolves 'round Venice [03:15.70] [03:16.26]Beauty and pleasure is all we can hope to understand [03:26.60] [03:29.23]So we went to Venice [03:31.33]Jumped in the canals [03:33.19] [03:33.85]Three unlikely pals [03:35.87] [03:36.74]In Venice [03:38.38] [03:40.15]St Mark's Square [03:42.39] [03:43.61]That is where [03:46.27] [03:47.14]We'd prepare [03:50.07] [03:50.74]To be awed [03:53.19] [03:54.07]Here in the city where I feel the presence of God [04:05.29] [04:09.03]In truth we never went to Venice [04:11.63] [04:12.83]We said we would [04:14.06]But Bolek died too quickly [04:16.30] [04:17.35]Second truth this whatever it is he'd hate it [04:21.98] [04:22.49]He would mutter bourgeois sh*t and [04:25.31]Please incinerate it [04:27.02] [04:28.69]Oh go to hell Bolek [04:31.89]I'd yell like a madman [04:33.95]Of guys who liked me least [04:35.80]I liked him best [04:36.79] [04:39.27]I see a gondola float Bolek's inside and at rest [04:45.59]Then the gondolier starts singing [04:47.40]Bolek joins in strong and deep [04:50.14] [04:51.06]And all the world's in song [04:54.59] [04:55.68]Just as I hum off to sleep [05:03.00] [05:07.59]My friends I'm taking you to Venice [05:16.21] [05:16.93]Because in Venice everyday life's a work of art [05:22.95] [05:23.48]And must be seen first hand [05:29.27] [05:31.51]Life ends but nothing ends in Venice [05:43.58]Beauty and pleasure is all [05:47.49]We can hope to understand [05:53.33] [05:56.33]Beauty and pleasure is all [06:02.47] [06:03.68]We can hope to understand [06:14.06] [06:17.50]In Venice [06:20.53] [06:23.69]In Venice [06:26.83] [06:29.90]Venice