Title:  phantom of love

Composer:  Joe Raposo

Lead vocals:  Rita Moreno

Backing vocals:  Morgan Freeman, Jim Boyd, Luis Avalos, Skip Hinnant

Scene:  Doo-wop song on a stage, with glitzy outfits.

[MF, JB, LA, SH]  Phantom, phantom, phantom of love.

Oh-ho-ho, phantom, phantom, phantom of love.

[RM]  Oh-ho-ho darling, what did I do wrong?

Last night I kissed you, and tonight you’re all gone.

Oh, you’re the phantom, phantom,

Phantom of love.

I-hi-hi’m sorry that I hurt you too,

But now you’ve left me, and you’ve ????? me blue.

Oh, you’re the phantom, phantom,

Phantom of love.

Yes, you’re the phantom, phantom of love.

Oh, my darling, I need you so bad.

Let’s try to get back the love that we had.

[SH]  The love that we had.

[MF]  Booma, dooma, dooma…

[MF, JB, LA, SH]  Phantom, phantom, phantom of love.

Oh-ho-ho, phantom, phantom, phantom of love.

[RM]  So-oh-oh darling, please believe me now.

I love you always.  Don’t you hear my vow?

Come back, my phantom, phantom,

Phantom of love.

I need you, phantom, phantom,

Phantom of love.

I need you, phantom, phantom,

Phantom of

[each in turn] Love, love, love, love, love.

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