Key: F major
Verse 1
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I've locked the door,
I've made myself a little rum toddy.
I said a prayer,
thanking God that I was independent,
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But then one night an
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I placed it there the night you asked me to marry you, Ephraim,
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but now without color and without life.
nor been filled with a wonderful hope
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that something or other might turn out well.
the human race.
And Ephraim,
I want you to give me away
before the parade passes by.
I'm gonna get in step,
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while there's still time left,
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before the parade passes by.
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Oh, Mrs. Levi, come along.
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Cornelius is taking us down
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to see the 14th Street Parade.
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Everyone It's be March, Irene,
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you're crying.
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the world is full of wonderful things.
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I will, Irene, I will.
Verse 2
parade passes by
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I'm gonna go and taste
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Saturday's high life
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before the parade passes by.
I'm gonna get some life
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back into my life.
I'm ready to move out in front.
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I had enough of just passing my life.
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With the rest of it, with the best of it,
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I can't hold my head up high
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I want to feel my heart
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Before the parade passes by
Listen and hear that brass
harmony growing
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Look at that crowd up ahead
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Pardon me if my own spirit is showing
All of those lights over there
Some to be telling me where I'm going
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When the whistle blows
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An d the sparkles light the sky
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I'm gonna raise the roof,
I'm gonna carry on
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Give me an old drum,
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give me an old baton
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For the parade passes by
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And the parade passes by
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Pardon me if my old spirit is showing
where I'm going
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When the whistle blow,
the cymbals crash,
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and the songbirds like last night.
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I'm gonna raise the roof,
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give me an old baton,
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before the parade has be gun.
Interlude 1
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Em
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Verse 3
Give me an old trombone,
give me an old baton,
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