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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.
Yip Harburg
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Yip Harburg
Age: 84 †
Born: 1896
Born: April 8
Died: 1981
Died: March 5
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Edgar Yipsel Yip Harburg
Edgar Yipsel Harburg
E. Y. Harburg
Isidore Hochberg
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When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
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This we learn from Watergate that almost any creep'll be glad to help the Government overthrow the people.
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Did God who gave us flowers and trees, Also provide the allergies?
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How are things in Glocca Mora this fine day?
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A Russian child asked his mother : does God know we don't believe in Him?
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For what we are about to receive, Oh Lord 'tis Thee we thank,' said the cannibal as he cut a slice off the missionary's shank.
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When the idle poor, Become the idle rich, You'll never know, Just who is who, Or who is which.
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Lives of great men all remind us greatness takes no easy way.
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The greatest romance in the life of a lyricist is when the right word meets the right note often, however, a Park Avenue phrase elopes with a Bleecker Street chord, resulting in a shotgun wedding and a quickie divorce.
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Leave the atom alone.
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Once I built a railroad now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?
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My whole family has been having trouble with immigrants ever since we came to this country.
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They who meet on an April night are forever lost in love, if there's moonlight all about and there's no moon above.
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April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees.
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I am a rebel by birth... I contest anything that is unjust, that causes suffering in humanity. My feelings about that are so strong, I don't think I could live with myself if I weren't honest.
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Someday I'll wish upon a star.
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The Lord made Adam, the Lord made Eve, he made 'em both a little bit naive.
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Oh, innocent victims of Cupid, remember this terse little verse: To let a fool kiss you is stupid. To let a kiss fool you is worse.
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Virtue is its own revenge.
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