Josephine Baker lyrics

I was watching TV late last night
And a scene transported me
Long gone figures came back to life
In a documentary
Though I saw them dance for joy
I was sad I missed that show
If I had a time machine
I know just where I`d go

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I was born too late to see Josephine Baker
Dancing in a Paris cabaret
Born too late to see Josephine Baker
She must have been great in her heyday

Now some they stand out from a crowd
Even at an early age
I suppose that her call was loud
`Cause she just lit up the stage
You can put on all that gloss
And still not have to feel
What`s inside will come across
And only real is real

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I`m sometimes trapped by the close confines
Of the age I`m born into
Though there were others worse than mine
Well I miss what I can`t do
Join the feast of Ancient Greece
See Alexander`s Library
Maybe clink a champagne toast
With a jazz age dancing queen

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In black and white film you can`t mistake her
She must have been great in her heyday
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