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In June of forty-three there was a military coup
Behind it was a gang called the G.O.U.
Who did not feel the need to be elected

They had themselves a party at the point of a gun
They were slightly to the right of Atilla the Hun
A bomb or two and very few objected

Yeah, just one shell and governments fall like flies, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs to the wall, aim high
We're having a ball
The tank and bullet rule as democracy dies

The lady's got potential, she was setting her sights
On making it in movies with her name in lights
The greatest social climber since Cinderella

OK, she couldn't act but she had the right friends
And we all know a career depends
On knowing the right fella to be stellar

Yeah, just one shell and governments lose their nerve, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Backs to the wall, aim high
We're having a ball
That's how we get the government we deserve

Now the man behind the President calling the shots
Involved so discreetly in a lot of their plots
Was Colonel Juan Peron, would be dictator

He began in the army out in Italy so
Saw Mussolini's rise from the very front row
I reckon he'd do likewise sooner or later

Yeah, just one blast and the tear gas falls like rain, kapow, die
They haven't a chance, bye bye
The terrorists advance
But one guy doesn't dirty his hands
Peron was biding time out in the slow lane

Yeah, suddenly an earthquake hit the town of San Juan, kapow, die
They stumble and fall, bye bye
Keep away from the wall
But one guy was having a ball
The tragedy, a golden chance for Peron

He organized a concert with incredible flair
In aid of all the victims, such a grand affair
Politicians, actors, stars of every flavor

It was January twenty-second, 1944
A night to remember, yeah, that's for sure
For that's the night that Peron first met Eva
For that's the night that Peron first met Eva
Last Update: April, 10th 2014

Evita Lyrics

  1. Act 1
  2. Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952
  3. Requiem for Evita / Oh What a Circus
  4. Eva and Magaldi / Eva, Beware of the City
  5. On This Night of a Thousand Stars
  6. Buenos Aires
  7. Goodnight and Thank You
  8. The Lady's Got Potential
  9. Art of the Possible
  10. Charity Concert
  11. I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You
  12. Hello and Goodbye
  13. Another Suitcase in Another Hall
  14. Peron's Latest Flame
  15. New Argentina
  16. Act 2
  17. On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada
  18. Don't Cry for Me Argentina
  19. High Flying, Adored
  20. Rainbow High
  21. Rainbow Tour
  22. Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines
  23. And the Money Kept Rolling In
  24. Santa Evita
  25. Waltz for Eva and Che
  26. You Must Love Me
  27. She Is a Diamond
  28. Dice Are Rolling
  29. Eva's Final Broadcast
  30. Latin Chant
  31. Lament

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