Mame

Jerry Herman

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     You coax the blues right out of the horn, Mame,
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     You charm the husk right off of the corn, Mame,
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     You've got that banjoes strummin'
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And plunkin' out a tune to beat the band,
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     The whole plantation's hummin'
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Since you brought Dixie back to Dixie land.
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     You make the cotton easy to pick, Mame,
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     You give my old mint julep a kick, Mame,
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     You make the old magnolia tree blossom at the mention of your name.
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     You've made us feel alive again,

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     You've given us the drive again,
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     To make the South revive again, Mame.
 
 
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     You've brought the cake-walk back into style, Mame
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     You make the weepin' willow tree smile, Mame,
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     Your skin is Dixie satin,
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There's rebel in your manner and your speech,
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     You may be from Manhattan,
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But Georgia never had a sweeter peach.
 
 
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     You make our black-eyed peas and our grits, Mame,
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     Seem like the bill of fare at the Ritz, Mame,
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     You came, you saw, you conquered
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And absolutely nothing is the same.
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     You're special fascination'll
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     prove to be inspirational,
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     We think you're just sensational, Mame.