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Artist: Nnenna Freelon
Canonical path: /nnenna-freelon/if-i-only-had-a-brain
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If I Only Had A Brain
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If I Only Had A Brain
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I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain;
Well, my head I'd be scratchin'
while my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain
I'd unravel ev'ry riddle
for ev'ry individdle
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain
Oh I could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore,
I would think of things
I never thought before,
And then I'd sit--
and think some more
I would not be just a nuthin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain;
I would dance and be merry,
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain.
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