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Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)

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Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)

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Ev'rybody's building the big ships and the boats,

Some are building monuments,

Others, jotting down notes,

Ev'rybody's in despair,

Ev'ry girl and boy

But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,

Ev'rybody's jump for joy.

Come all without, come all within,

You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet,

But guarding fumes and making haste,

It ain't my cup of meat.

Ev'rybody's just standing 'round 'neath the trees,

Feeding pigeons on a limb

But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,

them pigeons'll go to him.

Come all without, come all within,

You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

A cat's meow and a cow's moo, I can recite 'em all,

Just tell me where it hurts honey,

And I'll tell you who to call.

Nobody can get any sleep,

There's someone on ev'ryone's toes

But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,

Ev'rybody's gonna doze.

Come all without, come all within,

You'll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn.

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