Lyrics - A Rose Is A Rose by Poe

Jezebel...from
Israel...
Who never read a book
Charmed the literati
And a smile was all it took...
I was laughing with
Picasso
When she first entered the room
But
Gershwin,
Tristan
Tzara
And
Man
Ray saw her too
There was never any doubt
All would try to take her home
But she refused their every move
Preferred to be alone
And a rose...a rose is a rose
Zelda had a breakdown
Fitzgerald hit the bar
His hand was broken, words were spoken
Didn't get too far
Hemmingway was smoother
More debonair and fun
But he would say her repartee
Was meaner than a gun
And a rose...
A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
Said my good friend
Gertrude
Stein
She knows that
I go to the ol'
Deux
Magots
And
I drink
Pernod through the night
Jezebel...from
Israel...
Who never read a book
She charmed the literati
And a smile was all it took
Before her
Joyce will babble
And
Pound has gone insane
Eliot is paralyzed by
Thoughts of
April rain
When she refused
Lennin
He vowed to start a war
Stravinsky beat
The
Rite of
Spring
Right there on the floor
And a rose...a rose is a rose
A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
Said my good friend
Gertrude
Stein
She knows that
I go to the ol'
Deux
Magots
And
I drink
Pernod through the night
And then one night she's missing
A riot soon began
No one could stand the thought of
Jezzie with another man
I raced down winding streets
I broke into her house
You'll never guess who
Jezebel
Was kissing on the couch...
A rose...a rose is a rose...
Hi
Jezzie.
Hi there
Gertrude
Am
I interrupting something?
A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose...

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