Key: G major
Verse 1
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The streets were hot
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as the sun shone bright.
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The dancers shimmied
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in the bright moonlight.
There wasn't one little patch of shade
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at the Mermaid Parade.
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The floats were funky
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and the grins were grand
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as music blared from each
People laughed and their hips all swayed
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at the Mermaid Parade.
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On a sunny day on the
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road by the sea,
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Everyone came who happene
d to be free.
A preacher preached
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about greed and sin,
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And the choir sang in a heavenly din.
The people cheered
as they gamely prayed
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at the Mermaid Parade
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The revelers waltzed
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past the men in blue
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Who seemed out of place
Though they looked quite amused
Their nerves unfreed
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at the Mermaid Parade
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On a sunny day on the
they hmmed, sashayed,
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at the Mermaid Parade.
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Dances were danced,
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and songs were sung,
Grown -ups laughed as if unafraid,
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at the Mermaid Parade.
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Rules were invented and
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promptly broken,
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and promises were whispered
And some games were won
and some unplayed
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at the Mermaid Parade
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Everyone suddenly knew they were free
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No one was heavy, no one was sad
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Every true heart went unweighed
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at the mermaid parade
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No one was crying, no head was hung
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No one was dying,
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everyone was young
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As if every brow was still ungrayed
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As if we left our beds unmade
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Before we knew our memory would fade
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At the Mermaid Parade
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