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[Verse 1]
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Gonna tell you a story about Chuck and Diane,
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Couple British kids from the palace at Buckingham.
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Chuckie wants to grow up and be a polo star,
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And ride his little horsies all around the backyard, oh yeah!
[Chorus 1]
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You know they really paid their dues!
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I said, "Hey, lawdy mama,
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They got them Buckingham blues!"
[Verse 2]
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Now Chuckie goes hunting and leaves Diane alone,
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So she fixes her hair and she talks on the princess phone.
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Chuckie's still tryin' to figure out what his job's supposed to be
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And Diane's the fashion leader of the aristocracy!
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I said, "Hey, Lady Di, Tell me where'd you get them shoes, ahhh,
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Well, hey nonny nonny,
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Looks like you got them Buckingham blues!"
[Verse 3]
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Aw, bein' heir to the throne, well, it must be awful hard,
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Gotta pose for pictures out on the front yard.
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And Lady Di, well she must have it pretty rough,
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Gotta hang around the house all day makin' babies and stuff!
[Bridge]
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On another game of croquet, then they're off on a Caribbean cruise!
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Well, hey bop-a-re-bop
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They really got them Buckingham blues!
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Ah, tell the truth, now, tell the truth, wow!
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[Verse 4]
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They don't serve no Twinkies with their afternoon tea,
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Never had a dinner made by Chef Boyardee.
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Bein' in the spotlight is a hard life to choose,
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Diane drops half a pound it's on the six o'clock news, oh yeah!
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Those kids have really paid their dues!
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Oh, what a royal pain it is,
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When you got them Buckingham blues!
