CABARET
Gordon Lightfoot
1971


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All I can see is the sea and the sky
And the sky is blue and the sea is green
Yesterday's a cabaret
Gowns of satin on ladies gay.

Yesterday's a cabaret
Sounds of laughter on faces grey.

Yesterday's a carousel
Catch the ring and all will be well.

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From the coast of California, up to the Oregon border
I've thumbed a thousand miles I guess
Sitting in a roadside diner, the big trucks rolling by
Don't seem to know at times what's best
And still I'd like to tell her
That I miss her so, in north Ontario.

If you're driving east to Reno or north to Mendecino
I hope you find your rainbow's end
This highway is my rainbow though I might regret it
I'm so glad I said it way back when
And still I'd like to tell her
That I miss her so, north Ontario.

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And still I'd like to tell her
That I miss her so, in north Ontario.



(Transcribed by David Story - February 2013)