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Carmen Miranda's Ghost -- Leslie Fish
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Carmen Miranda's ghost is haunting Space Station 3
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Half the staff has seen her, plus the portmaster and me
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And if you think we've had too much of Cookie's homemade rum,
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Just tell me where those basket hats of fruit keep coming from.
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Don't go down to Cargo Bay when there's no ship in dock
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You just might hear maracas clacking, and get a nasty shock
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And if you hear a rhumba beat, don't pass the mess room door
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You just might see a tangerine come rolling down the floor.
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We sometimes catch a glimpse of her by station night or day
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But when she try to catch her, she just laughs and fades away
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The station's chief head-shrinker takes his notes and drains his cup
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We get rotated often, but she still keeps showing up.
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We don't know why we're haunted here, or why it's her that haunts
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We've got a betting pool for all who wonder what she wants
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The best odds say she likes the rhythm of the station's drive
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They didn't have phase generators while she was alive.
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Carmen Miranda's ghost is haunting Space Station 3
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Not that we're complaining, since the fresh fruit all comes free
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But now and then we wonder what it means for the human race
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That ghosts of generations past are taking off for space.
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