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I never knew the charm of spring
Never met it face to face
I never knew my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
'Til April in Paris.
Whom can I run to?
What have you done to
My heart?

— Yip Harburg April in Paris (1932)

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When I'm not near the girl I love,
I love the girl I'm near.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then, oh why can't I?

I am one of the last of a small tribe of troubadours, who still believe that life is a beautiful and exciting journey with a purpose and grace which are well worth singing about.

Look, look, look to the rainbow
Follow it over the hill and stream
Look, look, look to the rainbow
Follow the fellow who follows a dream.

My heart's prepared for aching
The moment you take wing.
But not, my friend, for breaking
While there's another spring.

Rhymes for the Irreverent (1965)

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