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Artificial Flowers
Words & Music by Jerry Bock & Sheldon HarnickRecorded by Bobby Darin, 1960 (#20)
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Alone in the world was poor little Anne
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As sweet a young child as you'd find.
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Her parents had gone to their final reward
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Leavin' their ba - by be - hind.
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This poor little child was only nine years of age
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When mother and dad went a - way;
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Still bravely worked at the one thing she knew
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To earn her few pen - nies a day.
Refrain 1:
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She made ar - ti - fic - ial flowers, ar - ti - fic - ial flowers,
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Flow - ers for la - dies of fash - ion to wear;
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She made ar - ti - fic - ial flowers,
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You know those ar - ti - fic - ial flowers,
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Fash - ioned from Ann - ie's des - pair.
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With paper and shears, with some wire and wax
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She made up each tu - lip and mum.
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As snowflakes drifted into her ten - e - ment room
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Her baby little fin - gers grew numb.
Refrain 2:
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From makin' ar - ti - fic - ial flowers, ar - ti - fic - ial flowers
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Flow - ers for la - dies of high fashion to wear.
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She made ar - ti - fic - ial flowers, ar - ti - fic - ial flowers
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Fash - ioned from Ann - ie's des - pair.
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They found little Annie all covered in ice
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Still clutch - in' her poor froz - en shears;
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Amidst all the blossoms she had fashioned by hand
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And wa - tered with all her young tears.
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There must be a heaven where little Annie can play
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In heav - en - ly gar - dens and bowers.
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And instead of a halo she'll wear 'round her head
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A gar - land of gen - u - ine flow - ers.
Refrain 3:
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No more ar - ti - fic - ial flowers;
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Throw away those ar - ti - fic - ial flowers,
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Flow - ers for la - dies of so - ci - et - y to wear.
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Throw away those ar - ti - fic - ial flowers, those dumb-dumb flowers,
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Fash - ioned from Ann - ie's,
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Fash - ioned from Ann - ie's des - pair.
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Give her the real thing!