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Artist: Bette Midler
Canonical path: /midler-bette/small-world
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Small World
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Small World
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Rose: Funny, you're a stranger who's come here,
come from another town.
Funny, I'm a stranger myself here.
Small world, isn't it?
Funny, you're a man who goes traveling
rather than settling down.
Funny, 'cause I'd love to go traveling.
Small world, isn't it?
We have so much in common,
it's a phenomenon.
We could pool our resources
by joining forces from now on.
Lucky, you're a man who likes children.
That's an important sign.
Lucky, I'm a woman with children.
Small world, isn't it?
Funny, isn't it small and funny and fine?
Herbie: We have so much in common,
it's a phenomenon.
We could pool our resources
by joining forces from now on.
Rose: Lucky, you're a man who likes children.
H: That's an important sign.
Rose: Lucky,
H: You're a
Rose & Herbie: woman with children.
Small world, isn't it?
Rose: Funny, isn't it
H: isn't it
Rose &Herbie: small and funny and fine?
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Bette Midler performs "Small World", and this lyric page sits inside the Bette Midler catalog on LyroVerse.
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