[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well, I love Cubism, it's my favorite style
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When I see a Cubist painting I've just got to smile
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But there's one painter, I'm his biggest fan
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He's the father of Cubism and his name's Cezanne, Cezanne
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Cezanne, Cezanne, the father of Cubism
[Verse 2]
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Some people say that it was Picasso
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Other people claim it was DeChirico
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Some people think it was Modiglian(i)
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But they're all crazy, it was Paul Cezanne, Cezanne
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Cezanne, Cezanne, the father of Cubism
[Verse 3]
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When Paul Cezanne sat down to paint a flower or a face
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He had to solve one problem, three-dimensional space
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He said, "Form is content." He smoked a Gitanne.
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He was right. Now he's Paul Cezanne, Cezanne
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Cezanne, Cezanne, le père de Cubisme
[Verse 4]
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Well Cezanne's father wanted him to be an avocat
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But Paul just looked at him and said, "Pfff, mais non, pa.
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I want to be a painter, I know I can!"
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Now his oeuvre's in the Louvre, he's Paul Cezanne, Cezanne
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Cezanne, Cezanne, the father of Cubism
[Verse 5]
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Well I had an aunt and she was in a coma
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So we loaded up her bed and we took her up to MoMA
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We got through the door, you wouldn't believe what began
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She sat up and started screaming, "Hey, where is that Paul Cezanne?", Cezanne
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Cezanne, Cezanne, the miraculous father of Cubism
[Verse 6]
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Paul Cezanne is famous now and I think that's really nice
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'Cause his melons look like footballs and his apples look like dice
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So all you would-be painters, get out your brush and can
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You may be the next Paul Cezanne, Cezanne
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Cezanne, Cezanne, the father of Cubism
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Cezanne, Cezanne, the original father of Cubism