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That lady sure could sing
They looked, they stared,
their minds made up
At what they thought they saw
A lady old and past it
Stood still on the stage floor
She held a mike, tight in her hand
Told them of her ambition
They laughed and jeered and sniggered too
With smiles that held derision
What have we here? They thought just that
She can’t be any good
She’s not made up, her hair’s not styled
It was just the way she stood
The first bars played and silence reigned
Throughout the packed theatre
They thought that they would laugh
And things would not get better
But what came next was pure delight
Her voice broke into song
Their eyes lit up, their jaws dropped low
They realized they’d been wrong
They judged her by the way she dressed
The way she looked on stage
They judged her like a book
But didn’t turn the page
What was inside, they hadn’t seen
They overlooked one thing
Although she didn’t look the part
That lady sure could sing
by Lily Anne
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