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Introduction:
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Here's a happy tune you'll love to croon, they call it Sam's song
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It's catchy as can be, the melody, they call it Sam's song
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Nothin' on your mind, and then you'll find, you're hummin' Sam's Song
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Why, it makes you grin, gets under your skin as only a song can do
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People you meet out on the street, all whistlin' Sam's Song
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Everyone you see will soon agree, that it's a grand song
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So forget your troubles and wear a smile, you'll find you never go wrong
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If you learn to croon this happy tune, they call it Sam's song.
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Here's a happy tune that'll bring you a smile all the while,
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When you croon it you're really in style and the title is Sam's Song
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It's catchy as can be (with a sly little beat, and the melody sweet
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Keeps you tappin' your feet and the title is Sam's Song, nothin' on your mind
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But the news of the day, and the bills you must pay keep your hair turnin' gray
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But you're still hummin' Sam's Song, why, it makes you grin
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Gets under your skin as only a song can do, people that you meet
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"Hello Joe, what you know, and remind me to Moe, tell him business is slow
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But I'm whistlin' Sam's Song" everyone you see
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Has a story to tell or a gimmick to sell, but agree that it's swell) and it's really a grand song
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So forget your troubles and wear a smile, you'll find you never go wrong
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If you learn to croon like a lark in the park, who is making his mark serenadin' the dark
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With a Chorus of Sam's song, If you learn to croon the happy tune
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They call it Sam's song