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This is our up-tempo folk song, the one we use to start the show
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Our up-tempo folk song, the kind every folksinger ought to know
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The kind that sets your toe to tapping and makes you want to sing along
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The one we stole from the Kingston Trio, a generic up-tempo folk song
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This is the middle of our up-tempo folk song; itÂ’s called the second verse
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You gotta sing it warm and tender, to make it sound different from the first
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This is where we look at all the people just to see who is around
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And if you sing the second verse softly, the crowd usually quiets down
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This is the bridge and its really exciting; It has a different blend
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The purpose of the bridge is to get from the middle to the beginning of the end
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Of this our up-tempo folksong, the end is drawing near
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And by now you are so gosh darn excited, that you want to stand up and cheer
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And say hurray for the folk survivors may they sing forever strong
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And for the land of the brave and free generic up-tempo folk song
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And say hurray for the folk survivors may they sing forever strong
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May they shed a tear, each time they hear a generic up-tempo folk song, a generic up-tempo folk song