Goodbye, Eddie, Goodbye

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We'll remember you forever Eddie
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Through the sacrifice you made we can't believe the price you paid
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For love

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Little Eddie Mitty born in Jersey City
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Started singin' when he was five
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Never knew his father mother didn't bother
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To catch his last name fast as he came

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He was off and flying
Times were really trying
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Eddie and his mother alone
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Soon another mister soon a baby sister
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Mama kept swingin' and Eddie kept singin'

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Ah ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
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Ah ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
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for love for love

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And now the tragic story
Eddie's sister, Mary Louise, needed an operation
To get the money he would have to become an overnight sensation
Eddie believed the American people
Had wonderful, lovegiving hearts
His well publicized end he considered would send
His memorial album to the top of the charts...and it did

Ah ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya for love for love

When a young singer dies to our shock and surprise
In a plane crash or flashy sports car
He becomes quite well known
And the kindness he's shown has made more than one post mortem star
Well you did it Eddie and though it's hard to applaud suicide
You gave all you could give so your sister could live
All America's choked up inside

We'll remember you forever Eddie
Thru' the sacrifice you made we can't believe the price you paid
For love