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Off to the Races
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The 2013 New Broadway Cast
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Quick conclusions often lead the best of us astray
The wisest move in life is just to wait
Otherwise our galloping emotions run away
Like horses at the gate
Off to the races
Off to the races
Off to the race we go
But where the chase is
And what the pace is
We seldom seem to know
Men with broken hearts have vowed to never more persue
A member of the soft and savored race
Savored race
Firmly anchored to the ground they suddenly will view
A fair and favored face
Then
Off to the races
Off to the races
Where flirting faces call
His saving graces
Strong drink replaces
The need for love at all
Don't fall back on your assumptions
Hasty presomptions
Might do you in
Mind the track
Like a nag running blind
Try lagging behind
You'll find you'll win
Bless our Queen Victoria
She's had nine kids to date
You'll wonder how Prince Albert got enthused
Probably by her decree he had to procreate
Said she
Make me amused
Off to the races
The royal races
The same as poor folks do
When she embraces
Her royal graces
The same she wants as you
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And the race is won by the tardy
Not the fool-hardy
Fools that we be
Don't unlace your madcap abandon
Do and you'll land undone
Not me
So we call upon you all to hold your horses reins
Before we solve this Dickens of a crime
Sometimes having patience is as good as having brains
So take your bloody time
Pour out the spirits
The end is near its
Only a length or so
Don't begin to beat your tar off
For the finish isn't far off
To the races
Off to the race
We go
Tally-ho
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