I think I'm about to cut loose from these troublesome people

I need to take care of myself and prioritize myself and my mental health above others'

hard as that is

and did you know

that at some trying times

the heart will grow

and cross the bound'ry line…

Well, it's hard to stay chipper, to keep up my hope.

Such dark thoughts crowd my mind in a throng!

As bad news piles like snowdrifts upon the steep slope,

I don't think the descent will take long...

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As a child, full of life, I had power to spare

Ah, wha…

CHORUS:

And it all will come down to Duluth,

Where they first shot me down in my youth.

Yes, my friend, in the end, when it happens again,

I will say my goodbyes to Duluth.

.

One more time!

.

Well it always comes down to Duluth,

Just the place for the…

When the Moulton returns to the beach by the glen

And the sappers respond to the sea,

When the paupers collect at the edge like a wren

I shall wish for a marlin for me.

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When you warble and thrum with your throat lifted high

Rap a tum rap a tum tilly dee…

Everyone knows about the circumstances under which Key wrote the lyrics to the “Star Spangled Banner” to the tune of “To Anacreon in Heaven”….or do they?

Key and his pal, boyhood neighbor Ricardo O’Shea, were there watching the battle, and Sergeant O’Shea…