Opera Bows

(album: Annette (Unlimited Edition) - 2021)

[Henry:]
Wish that she could be here now
But she's at the opera tonight
Opera, where everything is... Sacred

[Chorus girls:]
Amen!

[Henry:]
First she dies and dies and dies
And then she bows and bows and bows
She'll be bowing now 'til dawn
Ann, dear, I love you so
But all that bowing's gotta go
Take a last bow—enough!
Make it seem more off the cuff

[Woman in audience:]
But Henry, you didn't answer: why?

Yes why did you become a comedian?
So why did you become a comedian?
Yes why did you become a comedian?
Hey, Henry!?

[Henry:]
Why? I'll tell you why
To disarm people
Make them laugh
It's the only way I know to tell the truth
Without getting killed
OK, well that's it for tonight!

Oh no, no!