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Bibliopolist: A Superfluous Dance Assay:MoribundMurdoch [f9Gu-3NpxiY]

[Pre-Chorus] Seeking the rare, sourcing the old Trading in pages more precious than gold [Chorus] Bibliopolist! A dealer in secondhand books! Bibliopolist! Especially rare or curious books! [Post-Chorus] Rare books! Curious books! Secondhand! [Spoken] Bibliopolist. Noun. [Interjection] Acquire! [Verse 1] Not the new releases, not the modern press Finding the volumes in hidden recess Selling the histories, dealing the lore From a quiet shop or a dusty floor [Verse 2] Appraising the cover, checking the bind Seeking the titles that are hardest to find A merchant of paper, a vendor of text Always hunting for what to stock next [Bridge Rap] B-I-B-L-I-O-P-O-L-I-S-T Moving the merchandise, making the fee Secondhand dealer, the curious trade Where fortunes in knowledge and paper are made Specializing strictly in the rare and the strange Facilitating the ancient exchange [Pre-Chorus] Seeking the rare, sourcing the old Trading in pages more precious than gold [Chorus] Bibliopolist! A dealer in secondhand books! Bibliopolist! Especially rare or curious books! [Post-Chorus] Rare books! Curious books! Secondhand! [Outro (Spoken)] A dealer in secondhand books. [Outro (Sung)] Especially rare or curious booooooooks... [fade out]