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There is a Time

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Song lyrics to There Is A Time, Written by Rodney Dillard and Mitch Jayne, Performed by Maggie Peterson, The Dillards, and Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show episode, The Darling Baby

There is a time for love and laughter
The days will pass like summer storms
The winter winds will follow after
But there is love and love is warm

The Yellow Rose of Texas

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Song lyrics to “The Yellow Rose of Texas” (1853)

“The Yellow Rose of Texas” is a traditional American folk song dating back to at least the 1850s. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Several versions of the song have been recorded, including by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and Mitch Miller. Like many older songs, the lyrics have been changed and modified many times.

Buffalo Gals song lyrics

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Song lyrics to Buffalo Gals (1844) by John Hodges,

“Buffalo Gals” is a traditional American song, written and published as “Lubly Fan” in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John Hodges. The song was widely popular throughout the United States, where minstrels often altered the lyrics to suit local audiences, performing it as “New York Gals” in New York City, “Boston Gals” in Boston, or “Alabama Girls” in Alabama, as in the version recorded by Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins on a 1959 field recording trip. The best-known version is named after Buffalo, New York.

Who Said Dreams Don’t Come True?

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Song lyrics to Who Said Dreams Don’t Come True? Written by Harry Akst, Benny Davis, Al Jolson

Who said that dreams don’t come true?
Who said that skies aren’t blue?
Who said that wishes we make are always in vain?
Who said that love isn’t all?
Who said that stars never fall?
Who said that roses don’t bloom down Lovers’ Lane?

He Never Looked Better In His Life

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Song lyrics to He Never Looked Better In His Life, Written by Lester Lee and Bob Russell, Sung by the Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Villagers in Jack and the Beanstalk

Bud Abbott: He went clear through to China!

[Verse]
I wish the giant were alive
Alive this very minute
To look inside his grave and see
How lovely he looks in it

Hallelujah! [song lyrics]

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Song lyrics to Hallelujah (1927), Music by Vincent Youmans, Lyrics by Leo Robin and Clifford Grey, performed in Hit the Deck

Sing Hallelujah, Hallelujah
And you’ll shoo the blues away
Cares pursue ya, Hallelujah!
Gets you through the darkest day

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