Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War

Words & music by Paul Simon 1982  


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Rene and Georgette Magritte  

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With their dog after the war  

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Returned to their hotel suite  

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And they unlocked the door  

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Easily losing their evening clothes  

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They danced by the light of the moon  

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To the Penguins, the Moonglows  

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The Orioles, and The Five Satins  

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The deep forbidden  music  

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They'd been longing for  

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Rene and Georgette Magritte  

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With their dog after the war  


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Rene and Georgette Magritte  

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With their dog after the war  

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Were strolling down Christopher Street  

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When they stopped in a men's store  

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With all of the mannequins dressed in the style  

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That brought tears to their immigrant eyes  

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Just like The Penguins, the Moonglows  

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The Orioles, and The Five Satins  

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The easy stream of laughter  

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    Flowing through the air  
   
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Rene and Georgette Magritte  

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With their dog après la guerre  

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Side by side  

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They fell  asleep  

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Decades gliding by like Indians  

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Time is cheap  

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When they wake up they will find  

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All their personal belongings  

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Have inter--twined  

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Oh-----Rene and Georgette Magritte  

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With their dog after the war  

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Were dining with the power élite  

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And they looked in their bedroom drawer  

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And what do you think  

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They have hidden away  

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In the cabinet cold of their hearts?  

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The Penguins, the Moonglows  

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The Orioles, and The Five Satins  

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For now and ever    after  

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    As it was before  

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     Rene and Georgette Magritte  

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With their dog after the war  


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