The legend of Paul Revere

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1. In a little town in Idaho way back in '61,

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a man was fryin' burgers, gee, it seemed like lots of fun.

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But to his friend the bun boy, he confessed his miser…y,

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"I think I'd like to start a group, so come along with me !"

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And all you sta…tions across the na…tion,

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please, play our records for your congre------gation.

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2. The band soon started boomin', they were rakin' in the coins,

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they found a few musicians and persuaded them to join.

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And Paul Revere decided, since they had such new-found fa…me,

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"We need a fancy title," and the Raiders they became. + CHORUS

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3. They soon packed up for Hollywood to reap their fortunes there,

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streets aren't really paved with gold and you can't live on air.

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And then Dick Clark approached them, said "I know a thing or tw…o :

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I'll put you on a TV show and make big stars of you." + CHORUS

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4. Now things are goin' groovy and we really can't complain,

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though the pace of rock and rollin' nearly drives us all insane.

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And everybody's pushin', sayin', "Give it all you can!"

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Come to think of it, our business manager's our biggest fan.

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(orig. = capo 2nd) (Paul Revere & The Raiders)