It was always the same, but we loved it anyway
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The old fugue we played, the three of us
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We were clumsy, it was tricky
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The old fugue we played, the three of us
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Eléonore would start the theme on piano
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We thought it was so beautiful
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That we'd forget to play, just to listen to her
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She'd stop abruptly and look at us
From the top of her stool
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She'd say, start again at fa mi, fa mi ré
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It was always the same, but we loved it anyway
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The old fugue we played, the three of us
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We were clumsy, it was tricky
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The old fugue we played, the three of us
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Remember a violin got thrown on the floor
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Because it was always the floor
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That bothered Nicolas when he was flat
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When the neighbors started to complain
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Bye Jean-Sébastien, see you next Thursday
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It was always the same, but we loved it anyway
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The old fugue we played, the three of us
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We were clumsy, it was tricky
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The old fugue we played, the three of us
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One day Eléonore left the house
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Since then we've stopped tuning our violins
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One after another we drifted apart
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The fugue alone stayed
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But every time I hear it, it's spring
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It was always the same, but we loved it anyway
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The old fugue we played, the three of us
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We were clumsy, it was tricky
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The old fugue we played, the three of us