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Title: The Opera Ghost
Original Title: Macavity
Original Musical: CATS
The hidden one's the Opera Ghost, and Erik is his name
He lives beneath the opera and mystery's his game
He's the bafflement of the managers, the ballet girls' despair
For when they reach the scene of crime the Phantom is not there!
The Opera Ghost, the Opera Ghost, there's no one like the Opera Ghost
He can deceive most anyone, but isn't one to boast
His talent with a lasso would make any hangman stare
And when you reach the scene of crime the Opera Ghost 's not there!
You may seek him in the cellars; look to box five despair
But I tell you once and once again the Opera Ghost 's not there!
The Phantom's like a shadow; he's almost never seen
He lives within the darkness, and his eyesight's sharp and keen
Despite anything you might have heard, his look is very fine
His suit's always the very best, his shoes in perfect shine
The mask for which he's widely known, he's never seen without
And where Christine is, he is; this we know without a doubt
The Opera Ghost, the Opera Ghost, there's no one like the Opera Ghost
Everything that goes on he sees, he never leaves his post
You may hear him through a mirror, but even this is rare
When a crime's discovered then the Opera Ghost's not there
To many at the opera, he's naught more than a sound
Any signs of his activity are never ever found
And when Carlotta is croaking and Buquet's found dead
Or Christine's gone missing and a new note is read
When the chandelier has fallen and the curtain has a tear
There's the wonder of the thing, the Opera Ghost's not there!
And they say that all the ones with intentions still unclear
I might mention Madame Giry, I might mention Nadir
Are nothing more than agents for the ghost that always seems
To be but just a step ahead in performance of his schemes
The Opera Ghost, the Opera Ghost, there's no one like the Opera Ghost
Everything that goes on he sees; he never leaves his post
You may hear him through a mirror, but even this is rare
When a crime's discovered then the Opera Ghost's not there
The Opera Ghost, the Opera Ghost, the Opera Ghost
When a crime's discovered then the Opera Ghost's not there!
