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Artie Shaw
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I was born on a farm out in Ioway
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A flaming youth who was bound that he'd fly away
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I packed my grip and I grabbed my saxophone
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Can't read notes, but I play anything by ear
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I made up tunes on the sounds that I used to hear
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When I'd start to play folks used to say
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"Sounds a little Goofus to me"
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Cornfed chords appeal to me, I like rustic harmony
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Hold that note and change the key, that's called "Goofus"
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Not according to the rules that you learn at music schools
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But the folks just dance like fools, they go "Goofus"
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Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long
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The leader said that I played all the music wrong
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So I stepped out with an outfit of my own
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Got together a new kind of orchestree
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And we all played just the same "Goofus" harmony
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And I must admit we made a hit
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