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Stepsisters' Lament

from For One to Love by Cecile McLorin Salvant

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    2LP 180-gram vinyl in gatefold jacket with insert

    Vinyl contains 3 bonus tracks:
    "So in Love" • Cole Porter • Chappell & Co. (ASCAP)
    "You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me" • Harry Warren, Al Dubin • Warner Bros. Music (ASCAP)
    "Personne" • Michel Emer (SDRM)

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lyrics

Why should a fella want a girl like her?
A frail and fluffy beauty
Why can’t a fellow ever once prefer
A solid girl like me?

She’s a frothy little bubble
With a flimsy kind of air
And with very little trouble
I could pull out all her hair

Oh, oh, why would a fella want a girl like her?
A girl who’s so unusual
Why can’t a fella ever once prefer
A usual girl like me?

Her cheeks are a pretty shade of pink
But not any pinker than a rose is
Her skin may be delicate and soft
But not any softer than a doe’s is

Her neck is no longer that a swan’s
She’s only as dainty as a daisy
She’s only as graceful as a bird
So why is the fella goin’ crazy?

Oh, why would a fella want a girl like her?
A girl who’s merely lovely
Why can’t a fella ever once prefer
A girl who’s merely me?

She’s a frothy little bubble
With a frilly kind of charm
And with very little trouble
I could break her little arm

Oh, oh, why would a fella want a girl like her?
A girl who’s merely lovely
Why can’t a fella ever once prefer
A girl who’s merely me?

What’s the matter with the man?
What’s the matter with the man?
What’s the matter with the man?

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from For One to Love, released September 4, 2015
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein • Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP)

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