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From solano.community.net!uunet!MathWorks.Com!panix!ddsw1!not-for-mail Thu Aug 25 10:22:06 1994
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Path: solano.community.net!uunet!MathWorks.Com!panix!ddsw1!not-for-mail
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From: barnhart@mcs.net (Aaron Barnhart)
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman,alt.answers,news.answers
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Subject: The alt.fan.letterman Official David Letterman Song Book
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Followup-To: alt.fan.letterman
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Date: 20 Aug 1994 03:01:01 -0500
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Organization: MCSNet Services
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Lines: 277
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Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu
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Message-ID: <334d7t$bbe@Venus.mcs.com>
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Reply-To: letterman@mcs.net
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NNTP-Posting-Host: venus.mcs.com
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Summary: This posting contains the lyrics of original songs that have
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been performed on Late Show with David Letterman or Late Night
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with David Letterman.
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Xref: solano.community.net alt.fan.letterman:30574 alt.answers:4030 news.answers:27117
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Archive-name: letterman/songs/list
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Last-modified: Sat Aug 13 11:15:09 CDT 1994
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Version: 1.03
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The alt.fan.letterman Official David Letterman Song Book
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Compiled by Aaron Barnhart (letterman@mcs.net)
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This Song Book is available via anonymous FTP at
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ftp.mcs.net:/mcsnet.users/barnhart/letterman/songbook.txt
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The David Letterman Theme Song (as sung by Bill Murray)
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It's a late night show starring Dave,
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Dave Letterman, Indianapolis' own,
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Silly skits, music and guests,
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Is Bud Melman for real, hey man I don't know
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It's news and it's sports, It's weather reports,
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Tryin so hard to please you,
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It's good for the farmers, milkmen and snake charmers,
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There's even a chuckle or two,
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It's The Dave Letterman show,
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TV's crazy funny man,
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Where is that Marvin Albert with his bloopers,
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Your gonna love, love that Dave, love is Dave, Here comes Dave!
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The David Letterman Theme Song (as sung by Paul Shaffer)
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--------------------------------------------------------
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Gerson Koenig explains:
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There was a viewer mail letter once from a guy who had a public access
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show and had his own lyrics for the song, which he used on said show.
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I can't remember any of his lyrics, but Paul came back with his own
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set of lyrics that went something like this:
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Down in Melbourne, F-L-A,
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Some guy named Bill(?) is ripping me off.
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And don't you know now, my lawyers say legally
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That Bill's house and car belong to me.
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Late Night World of Love
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There's a cool breeze blowin'.
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You can feel it 'cross the land.
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It's surfin' fun,
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A dad and son,
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A place where you can stand.
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And Late Night is the reason
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Our forefathers fought with pride.
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It's clear blue skies,
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Grandma's eyes,
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A feeling that's deep inside.
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[chorus]
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It's a Late Night world.
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It's a world that we can share.
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So turn on your TV
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And watch it with me.
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It's a Late Night world of love.
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There's a whole new generation
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Who are willing to say "yes."
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It's soups and stews,
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A wall of shoes,
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A thing called "happiness."
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So change the channel, change your life.
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It doesn't cost a thing.
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We're talking loud,
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We're standing proud,
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Now join us as we sing.
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[repeat chorus]
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The Viewer Mail Theme
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Viewer Mail, Viewer Mail,
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Friday is the day we read viewer mail.
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First we read them, Then we answer them,
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That's the little thing we call Viewer Mail
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Lettermania (by Carl Reiner)
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Lettermania,
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Lettermania,
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(repeat 100 times)
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Let your Lettermania go!
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Car and Truck Rental Song
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Driving the road, rent a car.
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Carrying a load, rent a truck.
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We have the latest models.
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Rent a car or truck from us.
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Yeah!
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Yeah! (repeat as desired)
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Bermuda
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Bermuda!
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It's a cuckoo kind of place,
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A nutty, nutty kind of space.
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Bermuda!
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Up With Hal Gurnee
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What's up with Hal Gurnee?
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He is our kind of guy.
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So what's up with Hal Gurnee?
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The best friend that money can buy!
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GE Theme Song
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You can put your confidence
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In the brand of excellence,
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The household appliances
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That bear the name GE!
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The CBS Mailbag Song
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Letters
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We get letters
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We get stacks and stacks of letters
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The Strong Guy, The Fat Guy, The Genius
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The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
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God gave them each a special gift at birth
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They break it, they eat it, they solve it
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That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
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A Lobster...he'll punch it!
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Some Corn...he'll munch it!
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The Genius...man that guy is really smart
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Mr. Strong Guy, Mr. Fat Guy, Mr. Genius
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We thank you from the bottom of our heart
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The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
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God gave them each a special gift at birth
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They break it, they eat it, they solve it
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That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
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One's strong, one's fat, one's a genius
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There's nothing they don't break or eat or know
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Nobody's sure where they came from
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Nobody's sure where they might go
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A Drum...he'll break it!
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A Plum...he'll eat it!
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A Sum...he'll add it in his head
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Mr. Strong Guy, Mr. Fat Guy, Mr. Genius
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You walk where weak thin dumb guys fear to tread
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The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
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God gave them each a special gift at birth
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They break it, they eat it, they solve it
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That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
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The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
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God gave them each a special gift at birth
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They break it, they eat it, they solve it
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That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
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He'll break...any item!
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Raw eggs...he'll bite 'em!
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No question...can stump his mighty brain
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Mr. Strong Guy, Mr. Fat Guy, Mr. Genius
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Three rays of hope in a world thats gone insane
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He'll bust it...first try!
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Hey bunny...good bye!
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Reindeer? His face shows no concern
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Mr. Strong Guy, Mr. Fat Guy, Mr. Genius
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You help expectin' nothing in return
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The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius
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God gave them each a special gift at birth
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They break it, they eat it, they solve it
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That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
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That's the reason they were put upon this Earth
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That's the reason they were put upon this Earth!
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Hhhaaaaa!
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(Thanks Dan Best)
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The Turban Is Not For Sale
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"The Turban is not for sale" refers to a sketch on Late Show with David
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Letterman about a month ago. Our TV Pal was doing a quiz in which one of
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the answers was "the turban is not for sale." It wasn't particularly funny
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in and of itself, but Dave remarked (as I recall) that that phrase sounds
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like it might have come from a song somewhere. Paul chipped in, and over
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the next few seconds they put together the following, sung (approximately)
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to the tune of "Three Blind Mice":
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The turban is not for sale
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The turban is not for sale
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How many times have I told you guys
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The turban is not for sale!
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...and they were so excited by this that they did it numerous times
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throughout the show.
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(Thanks Will Irace)
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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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Pea-Boy Theme Song - Copyright (c) 1994 by Marvin Hamlisch
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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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(Spoken)
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A year ago, you asked me to write a song for a special friend, who
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ran onto your show, and stole the hearts of people everywhere. His
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name...Pea-Boy, and this is his song.
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Gimme an A!
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Gimme a B!
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Gimme a... <whistle>
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(Sung)
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Pea-Boy, can't you see, boy,
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All the great news that you spread,
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Everyone waits, so don't hesitate,
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We love it when you aim right at our head!
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Some think you look funny,
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But sonny, that's simply not true!
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So if someone's gotta grow up, and be a pea,
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I don't care as long as it's,
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I don't care as long as it's,
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I'm glad that it's <oh> that it's you!
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(Thanks John Neuharth)
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