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'88 Ethan Frome Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Masterpiece of catastrophic love
In a small New England town
Ninety-five pages of tragedy
Difficult to put down
[Chorus]
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
[Verse 2]
Came to light in 1911
Overnight lit-fic classic
Bringing fame to Edith Wharton
And fortune to Scribner's sons
[Chorus]
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
[Verse 3]
I first read you on my birthday
And again umpteen more times
When will they make you a musical
There have been far worse crimes
[Chorus]
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Masterpiece of catastrophic love
In a small New England town
Ninety-five pages of tragedy
Difficult to put down
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
Came to light in 1911
Overnight lit-fic classic
Bringing fame to Edith Wharton
And fortune to Scribner's sons
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
I first read you on my birthday
And again umpteen more times
When will they make you a musical
There have been far worse crimes
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
La la la la la la la la la la la
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
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Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Mar 31, 2017
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Gorgeous little song about a gorgeous little book.