| On the television, a ship was sinking
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| It seemed so real, but it was just a movie
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| Made by Irwin Allen, boy, what a relief
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| And on the ship was Ernest Borgnine
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| Brave in the face of certain death
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| He played a cop on a pleasure cruise
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| Along with his wife, an ex-prostitute
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| Of course, Shelley Winters
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| She was on the ship
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| She was good, too, but she died
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| As did Gene Hackman, a preacher
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| Who gave his life so that others could live
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| He died shouting «How many more lives?»
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| On the screen the city crumbled
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| So realistic, but yet another film
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| By the master of realism, Mr. Irwin Allen
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| No lesser men than Lorne Greene
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| And Mr. George Kennedy
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| Risked their lives to save the lives of strangers
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| Their selflessness was moving
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| Chuck Heston was in the movie too
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| But he was just a ham
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| On the TV, a building in flames
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| It was Towering Inferno by Irwin Allen
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| O. J. Simpson led the cast
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| In a man against nature
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| Fight for survival
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| It was awesome
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| And then it blew me away |