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Love this guy! Sorry I missed out on voting for it!

Oh wait! I DID vote for it! Yeah!

1941
- Harry Nilsson

Well in 1941 a happy father had a son
And by 1944 the father walked right out the door
And in '45 the mom and son were still alive
But who could tell in '46 if the two were to survive

Well the years were passing quickly
But not fast enough for him
So he close his eyes through '55
And he opened them up again
When he looked around he saw a clown
And the clown seemed very gay
And he set that night to join that circus clown and run away

{Scat solo}

Well he followed every railroad track
An every highway sign
And he had a girl in each new town
And the towns he left behind
And the open road
Was the only road he knew
But the color of his dreams
Slowly turning into blue

The he met a girl the kind of girl
He wanted all his life
She was soft and kind and good to him
So he took her for a wife
And they got a house not far from town
And in a little while
The girl had seen the doctor
And she came home with a smile

Now in 1961 a happy father had a son
And by 1964 the father walked right out the door
And in '65 the mom and son were still around
But what will happen to the boy
When the circus comes to town

*beg

Sending this video to Beggar's Corner to plea for a little attention - beg requested by original submitter schmawy.

One of the greatest song writers to have ever lived. If you liked this, I recommend the album Nilsson Schmilsson in its entirety. When you get to "Jump into the Fire," don't forget who told you where to find it.

*edit -- You can hear "Jump into the Fire" here" http://youtube.com/watch?v=K86KHSYkgIU

I'm sure I'll catch flak, but this guy could arrange circles around Mozart.

*livemusic

Adding video to channels (Livemusic) - requested by ant.

Haha, love the pie at the end.

I gotta agree with RM - fantastic songwriter, singer, storyteller in general. That last line made me smile.

*promote!

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*quality music

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