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Folks Who Live on the Hill
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George Shearing
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Many men with lofty aims strive for lofty goals.
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Others play at smaller games, being simpler souls.
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I am of the latter brand. All I want to do
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Is to find a spot of land and live there with you.
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Someday we'll build a home
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On a hilltop high, you and I,
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Shiny and new, a cottage that two can fill.
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And we'll be pleased to be called
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"The folks who live on the hill."
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Someday we may be adding
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A thing or two, a wing or two.
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We will make changes as any family will.
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But we will always be called
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"The folks who live on the hill."
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Our veranda will command a view of meadows green,
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The sort of view that seems to want to be seen.
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And when the kids grow up and leave us,
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We'll sit and look at the same old view, just we two.
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Darby and Joan who, used to be Jack and Jill,
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The folks like to be called
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What they have always been called,
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"The folks who live on the hill."
Peggy Lee - The Folks Who Live On The Hi...
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