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Shortenin’ Bread

Song lyrics to Shortenin' Bread - an African-American folk song dating back at least to the 1890s. James Whitcomb Riley published it as a poem in 1900, building on older lyrics.
Song lyrics to Shortenin’ Bread – an African-American folk song dating back at least to the 1890s. James Whitcomb Riley published it as a poem in 1900, building on older lyrics.
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It Really Was No Miracle

Song lyrics to It Really Was No Miracle (1939), lyrics by Harburg Arlen, music by Harold Arlen, performed by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz
Song lyrics to It Really Was No Miracle (1939), lyrics by Harburg Arlen, music by Harold Arlen, performed by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale: It really was no miracleWhat happened was just thisThe wind began to switch, the house to pitchAnd suddenly the hinges...
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Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland

Song lyrics to Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland, Music by Leo Friedman, Lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. Sung by Judy Garland in In The Good Old Summertime
Song lyrics to Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland, Music by Leo Friedman, Lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. Sung by Judy Garland in In The Good Old Summertime Meet me tonight in dreamland,Under the silv’ry moon.Meet me tonight in dreamland,Where love’s sweet roses bloom.
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When My Baby Smiles At Me [song lyrics]

Song lyrics to When My Baby Smiles At Me, by Andrew B. Sterling and Ted Lewis
Song lyrics to When My Baby Smiles At Me, by Andrew B. Sterling, Ted Lewis, Bill Munro When My Baby Smiles At Me, words by Andrew B. Sterling and Ted Lewis music by Bill Munro. Performed by Ted Lewis in Abbott and Costello’s Hold That Ghost.
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Me and My Shadow – song lyrics

Song lyrics to Me and My Shadow (1927) Written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer
Song lyrics to Me and My Shadow (1927) Written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer Me and My Shadow is a classic popular music song. Nearly 100 years old, it remains popular. See the Media listing at the end for some examples.
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New River Train song lyrics

The Guitar Player - The Andy Griffith Show, season 1. A hometown guitar player auditions with a dance band in the Mayberry jail. With Sheriff Andy Taylor's help.
New River Train – a Blue Ridge Mountain song (1895) recorded by Henry Whitter in 1924 New River Train, Performed on The Andy Griffith Show episode, The Guitar Player among many other places.
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Little Brown Jug [song lyrics]

Song lyrics to Little Brown Jug (1869), by Joseph Eastburn Winner
Song lyrics to Little Brown Jug (1869), by Joseph Eastburn Winner Me and my wife live all aloneIn a little log hut we’re all our ownShe loves gin and I love rum,And don’t we have a lot of fun! Ha, ha, ha, you and me,Little brown jug, don’t...
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Yankee Doodle song lyrics

Song lyrics to Yankee Doodle:
Yankee Doodle – the song that became the anthem of the American Revolution. Yankee Doodle was originally an insult by the British …. Which the Americans turned on its’ head!
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