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"The Impersonator" Discovered on karaoke night A few friends gave him a dare To imitate the star he thought most of For a hundred bucks if he cared He got up on stage and sang with a whimper It was his first time under pressure To the boos and the heckles This was not in good measure With nothing to lose he got rid of his fright Before he said a good night to all He picked up the pace, to Usher he would sing That is if he had the gall Getting better he was with the rhythm Showing people what he hadn't given them yet A well oiled machine oh yes He was determined to win that bet Dancing around with dynamic class There was no stopping him now His associates took big drinks of the liquor Losing all that money they were going to have a cow His voice box was a storage crate Filled with tons of jovial surprise 'Give me that money' he said That they did with new found awe in their eyes He was good they retorted You should go on tour Unless you have other talents better than this Say a desk job somewhere, but god what a bore He went around impressing people The man and the image were becoming closer For the joy how it started It was actually hard work to be good and not a joker There were no problems being an entertainer Some time went by with growing popularity Admiration built on another person's fame There was no problem leaching serendipity Then one day he grew so big And the man himself showed up He was about to knock him in the face But saw he was still just a pup A youngster with nothing else to do This moment built up consternation Stealing efforts off the artist's image He hoped that it started out as admiration It did though, so he punched him not In fact he started blushing, for imitation is flattery A major reason he picked the man in the first place The issue resolved itself without assault or battery They decided to go on tour together The differences would be minor Covering his sick days and vacations many a time The copy cat would not live finer For a long time they lasted taking over for each other The secret would go with them forever To give them a bond of deception on the audience Their ties no one could sever
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