See the lady
Smiles as if to tell
Her son remembers everyone

Treats 'em all quite well
He never asked for promises
And now his fame is wide

And everyone who knew him well shares a little pride

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Ain't he a genius?
The boy's become a star
And he smiles upon the faces

Who wish they could go far

Not long ago they criticized

The genius only wrote
And now they listen spellbound
With lumps caught in their throats


His virtue was sheer poverty
His vice was reading plays

While other children starved and fought
He learned just what to say
Through tension and confession

He beat the monster down
Then surfaced in society no longer underground


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Now they remember

Talk only of his good
While jealousy flows in their veins
And says I wish I could


Ain't he a genius?