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Cabaret Songs

Song Cycle by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)


1. Tell me the truth about love

Language: English

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Some say that Love's a little boy
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2. Funeral Blues

Language: English

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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone
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3. Johnny

Language: English

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O the valley in the summer where I and my John
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4. Calypso

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Driver, drive faster and make a good run
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