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It's a Barnum and Bailey world, Just as phony as it can be...
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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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.
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All the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today.
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Did God who gave us flowers and trees, Also provide the allergies?
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