D                 G                     D   
The director cast himself as the little girl 
                      G               D 
and wrote in the part of Anne for his Elijah 
                     G                   D 
and Peter the beggar played Paul the man-handler 
        A              G                 D 
Oh, the joy he felt in choking them villagers out 

A                  G             D 
Waiting for you, I gave myself a dream 
   A           G        D  
Of dogs in the house of God 
        A        G             D 
And the vampires demand preparation 
        A           G           D 
And the gypsies lie down in the mud 
      A        G              D 
And a baby was born from thin air 
      A        G              D 
And a baby was born from thin air 

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                       G                                D 
They needed someone to fill the role of the lightswitch taper 
                                 G                   D 
And the caterer was gracious and anxious to play the part 
    G                        D 
One doctor, two doctors, one prince 
        A                     G                      D 
Oh, the money they spent just sorting these simple things out 

A                  G             D 
Waiting for you, I gave myself a dream 
     A        G          D 
With tarps replacing the dogs 
        A          G              D 
And the mechanical bull was given life 
        A           G           D 
And the gypsies lie down in the mud 
      A        G              D 
And a baby was born from thin air 
      A        G              D 
And a baby was born from thin air