The Velvet Underground – Lady Godivas Operation (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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Lady Godiva here dressed so demurely

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Pats the head of another curly haired boy, Just another toy

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Sick with silence she weps sincerely

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Saying word that have oh so clearly been said, So long ago
[Verse 2]
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Draperies wrapped gently 'round her shoulder

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Life has made her that much bolder now, That she's found out how

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Dressed in silk, latin lace and envy

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Pride and joy of the latest penny faire, Pretty passing care
[Verse 3]
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Hair today now dipped in the water

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Making love to every poor daughter's son, Isn't it fun

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Now today propping grace with envy

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Lady Godiva peers to see if anyone's there, And hasn't a care
[Verse 4]
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Doctor is coming the nurse thinks sweetly

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Turning on the machines that neatly pump air, The body lies bare

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Shaved and hairless what once was screaming

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Now lies silent and almost sleeping, The brain must have gone away
[Verse 5]
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Straped securly to the white table

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Ether caused the body to wither and writhe, Underneath the white light

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Doctor arrives with knife and baggage

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Sees the growth as just so much cabbage, That now must be cut away
[Verse 6]
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Now come the moment of great great decision

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The doctor is making his first incision, One goes here, one goes there

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The ether tube's leaking says someone who's sloppy

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The patient it seems is not so well sleeping, The screams echo up the hall

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Don't panic someone give him pentathol instantly

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Doctor removes his blade cagily slow from the brain, By my count of ten the head won't move