Quiet please, there's a lady on stage She may not be the latest rage But she's singing, and she means it And she deserves a little silence Quiet please, there's a woman up there And she's been honest through her songs Long before your consciousness was raised Now doesn't that deserve a little praise So put your hands together, help her along All that's left of the singers, all that's left of the song Stand for the ovation and give her one last celebration Quiet please, there's a person up there Who's singing of the sins that none of us could bear To hear for ourselves now give her your respect if nothing else And put your hands together, help her along All that's left of the singers, all that's left of the song Rise to the occasion and give her one last celebration Quiet please, there's a lady on stage Conductor, turn the final page When it's over, we can all go home But she lives on on the stage alone So put your hands together, help her along All that's left of the singers, all that's left of the song Stand for the ovation give her one last celebration Put your hands together, help her along All that's left of the singers, all that's left of the song Put your hands together, help her along All that's left of the singers, all that's left of the song Stand to the occasion give her one last celebration ...