53rd Chorus

Merrily we roll along
Dee de lee dee doo doo doo
Merrily merrily all the day

Roll along, roll along,
O’er the deep blue sea
         “Yes, life woulda been
         a mistake without music”
     Most primitive thing we know
     About man is music, drums –
     first thing we hear – drums,
     fifes, reed instruments –
     naturals – catgut violins
     and heavenly lyres
     and along that line
     what the hell’s the name
     of that instrument
         the Aeolian Lyre
         by the Sea

The Organ they made too –
Demosthenes listened by the sea
    with a rock in his teeth
And complained when he spent
    more on bread than wine –
S h h h says the Holy Sea


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