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Elphie, now that we're friends

I've decided to make you my new project

Oh, you really don't have to do that

I know! That's what makes me so nice

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Whenever I see  someone less fortunate than I
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And let's face it, right? Who isn't less fortunate than I?
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My tender heart tends to start to bleed
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And when someone needs a makeover, I simply have to take over
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I know, I know exactly what they need
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And even in your case
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Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face
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Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed
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Follow my lead
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And yes, indeed

You will be, ah

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You're gonna be popu---lar
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I'll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys
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Little ways to flirt and flounce, ooh
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I'll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair
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Everything that really counts to be
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I'll help you be popu--lar
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You'll hang with the right cohorts, you'll be good at sports
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Know the slang you've got to know
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So let's start 'cause you've got an awfully      long way to go

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  Don't be offended by my frank analysis
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Think of it as personality dialysis
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    Now that I've chosen to become a pal
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A sister and adviser, there's nobody wiser
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Not when it comes to

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I know about popular
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And with an assist from me to be who you'll be
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Instead of dreary who---you---were
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Well, are!
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There's nothing that can stop you  from becoming populer... lar

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We're gonna make you pop------u-lar

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When I see      depressing creatures
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With unprepossessing features
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I remind    them on their own behalf to think of
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Celebrated    heads of state
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Or especially great communicators
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 Did they have brains or knowledge?
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 Don't make me laugh

They were
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Right!
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E|t's| all about popu--lar
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It's not about aptitude, it's the way you're viewed
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So it's very   shrewd   to be
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Very, very popular like   me, me

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And though you protest
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Your disinterest
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I know clandes---tine-ly
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You're gonna grin and bear it: your newfound popularity
 (Woo!)

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La-la, la-----la
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La-la, la-la
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La-la, ooh

You'll be popular
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   Just not quite as popular  as me!