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Artist: Diana Ross
Canonical path: /diana-ross/don-t-rain-on-my-parade
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Don't Rain On My Parade
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Don't Rain On My Parade
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Don't tell me not to live
Just sit and putter
Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter
Don't bring around a cloud
To rain on my parade
Don't tell me not to fly
I've simply got to
If someone takes a spill
It's me and not you
Who told you
You were allowed to rain on my parade
I'll march my band out
I'll beat my drum
And if I'm fanned out
Your turn at that, sir
At least I didn't fake it, hat, sir
I guess I didn't make it
But whether I'm the rose
Of sheer perfection
A freckle on the nose
Of life's complexion
The cinder or the shine apple of an eye
I gotta fly once
I gotta try once
Only can die once, right, sir?
Ooh, life is juicy
Juicy and you see
I gotta have my bite, sir
Get ready for me love
'Cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march
My heart's a drummer
Don't bring around a cloud
To rain on my parade
I'm gonna live and live now
Get what I want, I know how
One roll for the whole shebang
One throw that bell will go clang
Eye on the target and wham
One shot, one gun shot and bam!
Hey, Mister Arnstein, here I am...
I'll march my band out
I'll beat my drum
And if I'm fanned out
Your turn at that, sir
At least I didn't fake it
Hat, sir
I guess I didn't make it
Get ready for me love
Cause I'm a "comer"
I simply gotta march
My heart's a drummer
Nobody, no nobody
Is gonna rain on my parade!
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