Transcribed by Justin Watson, mentalman@bigpond.com 
Any comments, correspondence, criticisms or corrections welcome. 
 
 
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Of all the theatre critics 
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 Dorothy was the worst 
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She could be most sarcastic 
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 And cruel and perverse 
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If she were alive she'd be a friend of mine 
 
CHORUS 
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Dorothy Parker's hair was dark and listless 
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Just like my hippy brother Chris's 
 
If she was pessimistic 

She was the humorist kind 

She wrote sad short stories 

With the funniest lines 

If she were alive she'd be a friend of mine 
 
Repeat CHORUS 
 

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Laa la la la la 
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Laa la la la la 

Up in the old Algonquin 

Talking verse and in rhyme 

Drinking around the table 

Every lunch time 

If she were alive she'd be a friend of mine 
 
Repeat CHORUS x 2 
 
 
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Laa la la la la 
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Laa la la la la