Evita vol. 2 movie - The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear) lyrics

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Song by Madonna and Antonio Banderas<br /><br>

[Aristocrats:]<br>

Thus all fairy stories end<br>

Only an actress would pretend<br>

Affairs of state are her latest play<br>

Eight shows a week, two matinees<br>

My how the worm begins to turn<br>

When will the chorus girl ever learn?<br>

My how the worm begins to turn<br>

When will the chorus girl ever learn?<br>

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[Eva:]<br>

The chorus girl hasn't learned the lines you'd like to hear<br>

She won't go scrambling over the backs of the poor to be accepted<br>

By making donations just large enough to the correct charity<br>

She won't be president of your wonderful societies of philanthropy<br>

Even if you asked her to be<br>

As you should have asked her to be<br>

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The actress hasn't learned the lines you'd like to hear<br>

She won't join your clubs, she won't dance in your halls<br>

She won't help the hungry once a month at your tombolas<br>

She'll simply take control as you disappear<br>

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[Che:]<br>

Forgive my intrusion, but fine as those sentiments sound<br>

Little has changed for us peasants down here on the ground<br>

I hate to sound childish, ungrateful, I don't like to moan<br>

But do you now represent anyone's cause but your own?<br>

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[Eva:]<br>

Everything done will be justified by my foundation<br>

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