Key: D
Introduction:
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Well the dawn was coming,
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heard him ringing on my bell.
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He said, My name's the teacher,
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that is what I call myself.
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And I have a lesson
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that I must impart to you.
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It's an old expression
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but I must insist it's true.
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Jump up, look around,
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find yourself some fun,
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no sense in sitting there hating everyone.
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No man's an island and his castle isn't home,
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the nest is full of nothing when the bird has flown,.''
(rest the same)