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331. If our fathers want to go

1 If our fathers want to go,
Why don't they come along?
I belong to this band,
Hallelujah!

Hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
I belong to this band,
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
I belong to this band,
Hallelujah!

2 If our mothers want to go,
Why don't they come along?
I belong to this band,
Hallelujah!

Hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
I belong to this band,
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
I belong to this band,
Hallelujah!

Text Information
First Line: If our fathers want to go
Author: S. M. Denson (1908)
Meter: 7,6,6,4.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1991
Tune Information
Name: JESTER
Composer: S. M. Denson (1908)
Meter: 7,6,6,4.
Key: A Major



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