| My friend Billy he was actin' kinda silly by the seashore
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| He started goofin', countin' all the grains of sand
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| About a thousand and thirty he was gettin' kinda dirty
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| And he looked at himself and he laughed
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| He said «I'll never even finish what I got right here in my hand»
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| He had a revelation, had a revelation
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| He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else for free
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| He had a revelation, special information
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| And I’m hopin' they’ll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea
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| A girl named Nancy started talkin' kinda fancy over dinner
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| Usin' clever phrases she would always hafta stop and explain
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| As each sentence ended all her guests were more offended
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| And she looked at herself and she laughed
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| She said «I'll never ever use those hundred dollar words again»
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| She had a revelation, she had a revelation
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| She had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else to see
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| She had a revelation, a special situation
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| And I’m sure they’ll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea
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| Well there’s a time and a place for everything
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| A way of standin' up and never tippin' your canoe
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| Sometimes it’s better if you just give in
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| Never use a hammer on a screw
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| Mister L. da Vinci said he wouldn’t budge an inch he
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| Was convinced that someday humans would fly
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| He made some little paper aeroplanes to show them what he had on his mind
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| Even men of learnin' would have rather seen him burnin' like the devil or the
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| witch they thought he was
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| So he kept his big mouth shut and he didn’t have to say goodbye
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| He had a revelation, he had a revelation
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| He had some kinda knowledge comin' in from A to Z
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| Had a revelation, a pile of information
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| And I’m hopin' they’ll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea
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| Revelation, revelation
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| Special information
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| Special situation
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| Pile of information
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| Revelation |