One On The Right Was On The Left
Ton : GEnglish
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There Gonce was a musical troop G7a Cpickin' singin' folk Ggroup
They Csang the mountain Gballads and the folk songs of our D7land
They were Glong on musical G7ability folks Cthought they would go Gfar
But Cpolitical Gincompatibility D7led to their Gdownfall
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Well the Cone on the right was Gon the left
And the D7one on the middle was Gon the right
And the Cone on the left was Gin the middle
And the D7guy in the rear was a GMethodist
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This musical G7aggregation Ctoured the entire Gnation
Singing Ctraditional Gballads and the folk songs of our D7land
They Gperformed with great G7virtuosity and Csoon they were the Grage
But Cpolitical Ganimosity D7prevailed upon the Gstage
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Well the Cone on the right was Gon the left
And the D7one on the middle was Gon the right
And the Cone on the left was Gin the middle
And the D7guy in the rear burned his driver's Glicense
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When the curtain had G7ascended a Chush fell on the Gcrowd
As Cthousands there were Ggathered to hear the folk songs of our D7land
But they Gtook their politics G7seriously
CAnd that night at the concert Ghall
As the Caudience watched Gdeliriously D7they had a free for Gall
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Well the Cone on the right was Gon the bottom
And the D7one on the middle was Gon the top
And the Cone on the left got a Gbroken arm
And the D7guy on his rear said oh Gdear
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Now this should be a G7lesson Cif you plan to start a Gfolk group
CDon't go mixing Gpolitics with the folk songs of our D7land
Just Gwork on harmony and G7diction Cplay your banjo Gwell
And if Cyou have political Gconviction D7keep 'em to Gyourself
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Now the Cone on the left works Gin the bank
And the D7one on the middle Gdrives a truck
The one Con the right's an Gall night DJ
And the D7guy in the rear got Gdrafted