| Oh mum, what are they, and why something?
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| Please mom, oh say mom, oh mom I'll see
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| And what does the uncle do there, what kind of business is it?
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| I can get such a big elephant standing there
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| And what does the aunt do there, what does the old man wear
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| Look mom, no there mom, what's that called?
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| And mom what are they - lift me up I want to see
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| I can get such a big elephant standing there, can I?
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| My inquisitive child, oh you ask about thousands of things
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| Everything that happens now around here, who, where and how and when
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| Yes, everything makes you happy and everything you see you want
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| "I can get such a big elephant standing there"
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| Be e 'my teddy bear, how dangerous e' an eagle
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| Look mom, no there mom, a cowboy is coming there
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| And the boots he wears, they're in a store
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| I can get such a big elephant standing there
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| In steady march soon time passes, with summer, winter, autumn and spring, and more and
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| More an inquisitive child understands, but not everything he asks a thousand times he understands e
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| difficult
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| In a big parade, everything goes by and ask yes we have to, but answer it
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| We get none. |
| I have helped, as best I can, you will become a man, you will be true
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| You say they and you you know what it's like when it's finally out in the open
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| the world carries
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| When he grows up I promise I will never forget
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| "I can get such a big elephant standing there, can I?"
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| And why do you do that, and why are you two
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| Look mom, no where mom that I can get
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| And what does uncle do there and look at such a rifle
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| I can probably get such a big elephant standing there x3 |