Josephine Baker lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics Josephine Baker lyrics I was watching TV late last night And a scene transported me Long gone figures came back to life In a documentary Though I saw them dance for joy I was sad I missed that show If I had a time machine I know just where I d go CHORUS I was born too late to see Josephine Baker Dancing in a Paris cabaret Born too late to see Josephine Baker She must have been great in her heyday Now some they stand out from a crowd Even at an early age I suppose that her call was loud Cause she just lit up the stage You can put on all that gloss And still not have to feel What s inside will come across And only real is real CHORUS I m sometimes trapped by the close confines Of the age I m born into Though there were others worse than mine Well I miss what I can t do Join the feast of Ancient Greece See Alexander s Library Maybe clink a champagne toast With a jazz age dancing queen CHORUS In black and white film you can t mistake her She must have been great in her heyday song lyrics