We are sister and brother
In a black and white photograph
Standing next to each other
In our fancy dress clothes and rags
With a boy and a girl we know
At the local church jamboree
Our mothers lovingly sewed
We were the clown and the
Standing next to old King Cole
Partnering the prettiest doll
In the world with the golden curls
Beat the clown and the cigarette girl
Where did all that innocence go
When we entered this life -long
Soon we left our old houses
And our working -class families
For the glittering prizes
Of those fine universities
Taking pictures in different clothes
Far away from our parents' town
In a fancy dress, cap and gown
For the clown and the cigarette girl
Standing next to old King Cole
Partner in the prettiest doll
In the world, whoever golden curls
Beat the clown and the cigarette girl
Where did all that innocence go
When we entered this lifelong fancy
We live our big shot lives
Dressing our best to impress the boss
To win the battle, to reach the top
Don't change a single thing
It's just a meaningless masquerade
Like a kid's fancy dress parade
We were the clown and the
Standing next to old King Cole
Partner in the prettiest doll
In the world who wear the golden curls
Beat the clown and the cigarette girl
Where did all that innocence go
lifelong fancy dress show
Where did all that innocence go
When we entered this lifelong
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