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My friend Billy he was actin' kinda silly by the seashore |
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He started goofin', countin' all the grains of sand |
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About a thousand and thirty he was gettin' kinda dirty |
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And he looked at himself and he laughed |
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He said "I'll never even finish what I got right here in my hand" |
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He had a revelation, had a revelation |
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He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else for free |
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He had a revelation, special information |
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And I'm hopin' they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea |
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A girl named Nancy started talkin' kinda fancy over dinner |
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Usin' clever phrases she would always hafta stop and explain |
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As each sentence ended all her guests were more offended |
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And she looked at herself and she laughed |
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She said "I'll never ever use those hundred dollar words again" |
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She had a revelation, she had a revelation |
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She had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else to see |
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She had a revelation, a special situation |
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And I'm sure they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea |
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Well there's a time and a place for everything |
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A way of standin' up and never tippin' your canoe |
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Sometimes it's better if you just give in |
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Never use a hammer on a screw |
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Mister L. da Vinci said he wouldn't budge an inch he |
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Was convinced that someday humans would fly |
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He made some little paper aeroplanes to show them what he had on his mind |
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Even men of learnin' would have rather seen him burnin' like the devil or the witch they thought he was |
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So he kept his big mouth shut and he didn't have to say goodbye |
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He had a revelation, he had a revelation |
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He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from A to Z |
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Had a revelation, a pile of information |
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And I'm hopin' they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea |
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Revelation, revelation |
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Special information |
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Special situation |
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Pile of information |
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Revelation |