Lyrics to
Cabaret

This version of Cabaret was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1971.

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All I can see is the sea and the sky
And the sky is blue and the sea is green
Yesterday’s a cabaret
Gowns of satin on ladies gay
Yesterday’s a cabaret
Sounds of laughter on faces grey
Yesterday’s a carousel
Catch the ring and all will be well
From the coast of California
Up to the Oregon border
I’ve thumbed a thousand miles I guess
Sitting in a roadside diner
The big trucks rollin’ by
I don’t seem to know at times what’s best

And still I’d like to tell her
That I miss her so
In north Ontario

If you’re drivin’ east to Reno
Or north to Mendecino
I hope you find your rainbow’s end
This highway is my rainbow
And though I might regret it
I’m so glad I said it way back when

And still I’d like to tell her
That I miss her so
In north Ontario

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The lyrics for Cabaret are defined as the words making up the song released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Cabaret have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Gordon Lightfoot and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Cabaret by Gordon Lightfoot if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Cabaret" means the words set to the music of Cabaret, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Cabaret and the lyrics to Cabaret are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Cabaret, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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