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Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues

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Come in and join the part - y. we're run - ning out of cheer

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I'm sit - ting in my rock - er but I don't feel at home
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Right now the blues sur - round me I got blues with blues to spare They

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know my ba - by left me Cause they came here with the news

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