Academy Award Performance

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Play the shark, play the bride Joan of Arc, Mrs. Hyde You're a girl with a thousand faces to choose from, do one Do the saint, do the waif Do the child, that was great Great performances only come with some inspiration [Chorus] Oh, what a great performance What a convincing performance An Academy Award performance [Verse 2] Well-produced, clever lines Well-rehearsed, well-defined There's a goldmine in what you do, but of course you know that That's not bad, nor is that Very good, so was that On behalf of the guys you've known, here's your golden trophy [Chorus] Oh, what a brilliant performance What a convincing performance An Academy Award performance [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] Oh, what a great performance What a convincing performance An Academy Award performance [Verse 3] Play the scene naturel Drop the lights, drop the towel No director can tell you what you should do, you'll do it What panache, oh, what style Pack the house, pack the aisles Everyone's in the dark when you're in the room, those rumors [Chorus] Oh, what a great performance What a convincing performance An Academy Award performance Oh, what a great performance What a convincing performance An Academy Award performance [Outro] Oh, what a great performance What a convincing performance An Academy Award performance Oh, what a great performance Oh, what a great performance Oh, what a great performance Oh, what a lovely, oh, what a great Oh, what a lovely performance Oh, what a great performance Oh, what a great performance Oh, what a great, oh, what a great Oh, what a great