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MONA LISA SMILE

from MONA LISA SMILE by Billy O'Dwyer Bob

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The picture hangs upon the wall
In mansions framed with marble halls
And there with care and tenderness
Not a shade nor shadow missed
The artist's hand has said it all.

And there you sit now, all alone
So much about you never known
And those who chance to pass you by
Wonder who you were and why
Mona Lisa, did you smile.

And there you greet them everyday
A lifeless soul long passed away
And there they gaze and look upon
Such beauty of the days long gone
Who you were, I hear them say.

And lovers holding hand in hand,
For reasons they don't understand
In silent tears they sit and cry
With their eyes they question why
Mona Lisa, did you smile.

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Mona Lisa did you ever know
Way back all those many years ago
That fabled tales and myths and legends grow
Mona Lisa, if the truth be told.
Mona Lisa when all's said and done
The question on the tip of every tongue
The answer searched and sought by everyone
Why, Mona Lisa, did you smile.

And there you sit without a word
Your story told and widely heard
All draped with mystery and fame
With reverence they speak your name
Like secrets of an ancient world.

People come from everywhere
The legions of the ones who care
And those who seek the grail so dear,
Like pilgrims, journey just to hear
Why, Mona Lisa, did you smile.

Chorus

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from MONA LISA SMILE, released July 20, 2014

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Billy O'Dwyer Bob South Tipperary, Ireland

'Billy O'Dwyer is from the Emerald Isle and possesses a pronounced Irish brogue that is wholly absorbing. He has written all the material and proves to be a good storyteller...' -Country Music People
'The voice is mellow, the arrangements, beautifully simple and the lyrics are excellent. Billy is another one of those treasures of the music scene...a talent to watch out for.' -Irish Music Magazine ... more

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