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Babooshka by Kate Bush

She wanted to test her husband.
She (1)________ exactly (2)________ to do:
A pseudonym to fool him.
She couldn't have made a worse move.

She (3)________ him (4)______________ letters,
And he (5)________________ them with a strange delight.
Just (6)________ his wife
But how she was (7)____________ the tears,
And how she was before the years flew by,
And how she was when she was beautiful.
She signed the letter

"All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!
All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!"

She (8)____________ to (9)________ it further,
So she (10)________________ a place to go,
To see if he
Would (11)________ for her incognito.
And (12)________ he laid eyes on her,
He got the feeling they had met before.
Uncanny how she
Reminds him of his (13)____________ lady,
Capacity to give him all he needs,
Just like his (14)________ before she freezed on him,
Just (15)________ his (16)________ when she was beautiful.
He (17)______________ out, "I'm

All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!
All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!
All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!"
Answers:
(1) knew(2) what(3) sent(4) scented(5) received(6) like(7) before(8) wanted(9) take(10) arranged(11) fall(12) when(13) little(14) wife(15) like(16) wife(17) shouted