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Gaither Gospel | Statler Brothers Farewell Concert | November 13, 2021
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- Bill Gaither: Life is made up of moments...
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- ... like turning the pages of a photograph album.
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- Our memories preserve for us the relationships...
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- ... and events that tell the stories of each of our lives.
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- Happy, sad, joyful, and painful.
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- The memories of our days make up the fabric...
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- ... of who we are.
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- (Choir Singing) ♪Precious Memories♪
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- ♪How they linger♪
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- ♪How they ever flood my soul♪
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- Bill Gaither: An unforgettable memory was made when dozens of friends...
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- ... who had spent their lives in gospel music...
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- ... gathered to sings some songs from their own...
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- ... personal treasure of memories.
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- For these folks, many precious memories...
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- ... had begun around a piano somewhere.
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- They're sharing songs about how their lives have been changed...
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- ... by God's amazing grace.
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- ♪Precious scenes unfold♪
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- [calm guitar music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - "I send greetings to those gathered
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- "in Salem, Virginia,
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- for the final Statler Brothers concert."
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- - We came from just outside of Los Angeles, California.
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- - Kansas City, Missouri.
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- Came all this way just to see
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- the Statler Brothers' last show.
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- - Come from a small little town called Manhattan.
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- You might've heard of it.
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- Just a little island.
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- 8 million people, but that's okay.
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- We came for the last concert.
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- - "Over the past four decades,
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- "the Statler Brothers have made pioneering contributions
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- "to country music.
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- "Their songs embrace
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- many of our nation's most cherished values."
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- - They're great.
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- I hate to see 'em quit.
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- - "Throughout their career,
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- "they have received numerous awards
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- "and entertained individuals all across America
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- and around the world."
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- - It is a small world after you've been around it
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- as many times as we had.
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- - "I commend the Statler Brothers
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- "for your many years of hard work, dedication,
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- "and musical excellence.
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- "Your work has brought joy and inspiration
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- "to countless Americans
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- "and contributed
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- to our country's rich artistic heritage."
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- - Oh, I don't have a favorite song.
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- I just like 'em all.
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- - Harmony. Love it.
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- Love their harmony, always have.
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- - They're just special.
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- It's gonna be a sad night tonight.
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- - "Laura joins me in sending our best wishes.
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- George Bush, President of the United States."
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- [cheers and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - Here we go!
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- - ♪ Saturday morning serials chapters 1 through 15. ♪
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- ♪ Fly paper, penny loafers, Lucky Strike Green, ♪
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- ♪ flattops, sock hops, Studebaker, "Pepsi, please." ♪
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- ♪ Ah, do you remember these? ♪
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- ♪ Cigar bands on your hand, ♪
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- ♪ your daddy's socks rolled down, ♪
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- ♪ shticks, snow globes, and aviator caps ♪
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- ♪ with flaps that button down, ♪
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- ♪ movie stars on Dixie Cup tops, ♪
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- ♪ and knickers to your knees. ♪
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- ♪ Ah, do you remember these? ♪
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- - ♪ The Hit Parade, grape True-Ade, ♪
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- ♪ the Sadie Hawkins dance, ♪
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- ♪ pedal pushers, ducktail hair, ♪
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- ♪ and pegging your pants, ♪
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- ♪ Howdy Doody, Tutti-Frutti, ♪
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- ♪ the seam up the back of her hose. ♪
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- ♪ Ah, do you remember those? ♪
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- - ♪ And, now, James Dean, he was keen. ♪
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- ♪ Sunday movies were taboo. ♪
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- ♪ The Senior Prom, Judy's mom. ♪
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- ♪ Rock and roll was new. ♪
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- ♪ Cracker Jack prize, stars in your eyes. ♪
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- ♪ Ask Daddy for the keys. ♪
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- ♪ Ah, do you remember these? ♪
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- - ♪ The boogey man, lemonade stand, ♪
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- ♪ and taking your tonsils out, ♪
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- ♪ Indian burn and wait your turn ♪
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- ♪ and four foul balls, you're out. ♪
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- ♪ Cigarette loads and secret codes ♪
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- ♪ and saving Lucky Stars. ♪
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- ♪ Can you remember down that far, far, far, far? ♪
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- - ♪ To boat neck shirts and fender skirts ♪
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- ♪ and crinoline petticoats. ♪
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- ♪ Mum's the word and a dirty bird ♪
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- ♪ and a double root beer float. ♪
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- ♪ Moon hubcaps and loud heel taps. ♪
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- ♪ "He's a real gone cat." ♪
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- ♪ Ah, do you remember that? ♪
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- I do.
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- - ♪ Dancin' close, little moron jokes, ♪
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- ♪ and cooties in her hair, ♪
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- ♪ Captain Midnight, Ovaltine, ♪
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- ♪ and The Whip at the County Fair, ♪
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- ♪ Charles Atlas Course, Roy Roger's horse, ♪
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- ♪ and "Only The Shadow knows." ♪
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- ♪ Ah, do you remember those? ♪
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- - ♪ Do it again. ♪
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- - ♪ Like Gable's charm, frogging your arm, ♪
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- ♪ loud mufflers, pitching woo, ♪
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- ♪ going steady, Veronica and Betty, ♪
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- ♪ white bucks, and Blue Suede Shoes, ♪
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- ♪ Knock, Knock jokes. ♪
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- - ♪ Who's there? ♪ - ♪ Dewey ♪
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- - ♪ Dewey who? ♪
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- - ♪ Do we remember these? ♪
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- ♪ Yes, we do. ♪
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- ♪ Ah, do we, do we remember these! ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- [upbeat country music]
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- - ♪ She was standing in the crowd all alone ♪
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- ♪ and looking pretty, ♪
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- ♪ listening to the music that we played. ♪
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- - ♪ She walked up and whispered. ♪
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- ♪ I leaned down and listened ♪
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- ♪ to the request that she made. ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know... ♪
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- - ♪ "Do you know You are My Sunshine"? ♪
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- ♪ she asked so sweet and tenderly. ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know... ♪
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- - ♪ "Do you know You are My Sunshine, ♪
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- ♪ and would you do it one more time for me?" ♪
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- - Do it now.
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- - ♪ Border to border and ocean to ocean, ♪
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- ♪ I still look for her every place. ♪
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- - ♪ Chasing the sunshine each and every night, ♪
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- ♪ I'm searching every crowd for her face. ♪
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- - ♪ She was gone just as quick ♪
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- ♪ as the song that she asked for, ♪
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- ♪ taking my sunshine away. ♪
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- - ♪ But someday when I finally look down and see her, ♪
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- ♪ I know just what I'm gonna say. ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know... ♪
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- - ♪ "Do you know you are my sunshine? ♪
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- ♪ Do you know what your smile did to me?" ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know... ♪
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- - ♪ "Do you know you are my sunshine, ♪
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- ♪ and it looks like you're always gonna be?" ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know... ♪
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- - ♪ "Do you know you are my sunshine? ♪
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- ♪ Do you know what your smile did to me?" ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know... ♪
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- - ♪ "Do you know you are my sunshine, ♪
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- ♪ and would you do it one more time for me?" ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know... ♪
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- - ♪ Do you know you are my sun... ♪
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- ♪ Shine? ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- And we just want to say hello to everybody in Salem, Virginia.
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- - Hello to everybody! How you doing?
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - What a great-lookin' bunch of folks here tonight.
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- - It's a good-lookin' bunch of people.
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- Course, most of 'em's kin to us.
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- - Yeah, that's true.
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- And we're glad to see everyone.
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- I tell you, we got a lot of things we're gonna do tonight.
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- - Yes, we do.
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- - To start right off, we have got songs...
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- - We've got stories.
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- - And we've got memories. - We've got stories.
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- - We've got music. - And we've got stories.
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- - And he's got a story. You've got a story.
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- - I do. I have a story.
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- I used to have a story. I still got a story.
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- I'll always have a story.
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- I heard a story just the other day
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- that you are not gonna believe.
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- - You hear a story every day that I...
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- [people cheer]
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- Don't believe.
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- - But this time it's a true story.
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- It happened to a friend of mine. I have friends.
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- - Really? - I have friends.
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- In fact, a friend of mine who-- she's a schoolteacher.
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- And at the school where she teaches,
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- they have Teachers' Day,
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- and when they have Teachers' Day,
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- all the kids come and bring the teacher a gift.
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- Not long ago, they're having Teachers' Day.
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- She's sitting at her desk.
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- The kids are lined up in front to bring her a gift,
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- and the first little boy-- the teacher knew
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- that the first little boy in line,
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- that his daddy owned a candy store.
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- So he sets the gift up on the desk.
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- She unwraps the gift, and inside,
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- there's a box of candy.
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- Next little girl in line,
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- she knew her daddy owned a flower shop.
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- So she set her gift up. Teacher unwrapped it.
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- Inside, she found a box of flowers.
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- Next little boy in line-- teacher got kind of excited,
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- because next little boy in line,
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- she knew his daddy owned a local liquor store.
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- [laughter]
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- So he set his gift up on the desk,
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- had a little spot on the side,
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- and she touched it and tasted it.
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- She said, "Champagne?"
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- And he said, "No, ma'am."
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- She said, "Brandy?"
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- He said, "No, ma'am."
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- She touched the wet spot, tasted it.
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- "What is it?" He said, "A puppy."
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- [laughter]
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- [cheers and applause]
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- That's a true story.
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- - Folks, you know it's a true story,
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- because look at that face.
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- Would that lie to you? - I don't think so.
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- We certainly are!
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- [cheers and applause]
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- [up-tempo country music]
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- ♪ I got over Charlotte Thompson, ♪
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- ♪ Goldie Johnson. ♪
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- ♪ Lord, they done me wrong. ♪
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- ♪ And I took it hard ♪
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- ♪ with Peggy Harper. ♪
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- ♪ She hurt me bad, ♪
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- ♪ but not for long. ♪
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- - ♪ There's just one ♪
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- ♪ I remember. ♪
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- ♪ Makes me feel funny down inside. ♪
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- ♪ I'd trade 'em all ♪
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- ♪ for just an hour ♪
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- ♪ of Susan when she tried. ♪
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- - ♪ No, there's never been a woman ♪
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- ♪ who could make me weak inside ♪
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- ♪ and give me what I needed ♪
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- ♪ like Susan when she tried. ♪
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- - ♪ It gets worse ♪
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- ♪ in the summer ♪
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- ♪ when the nights ♪
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- ♪ are hot and long. ♪
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- ♪ And it's bad ♪
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- ♪ in December ♪
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- ♪ when they play those Christmas songs. ♪
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- - ♪ So if you ask me ♪
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- ♪ and I don't tell you, ♪
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- ♪ bet your sweet bottom dollar I lied, ♪
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- ♪ 'cause there's never been one better ♪
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- ♪ than Susan when she tried. ♪
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- - ♪ No, there's never been a woman ♪
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- ♪ who could make me weak inside ♪
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- ♪ and give me what I needed ♪
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- ♪ like Susan when she tried. ♪
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- ♪ No, there's never been a woman ♪
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- ♪ who could make me weak inside ♪
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- ♪ and give me what I needed ♪
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- ♪ like Susan when she tried. ♪
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- ♪ No, there's never been one better ♪
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- ♪ than Susan ♪
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- ♪ when she ♪
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- ♪ tried. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - [inaudible]
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- [cheery country music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ Tommy's selling used cars. ♪
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- ♪ Nancy's fixing hair. ♪
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- ♪ Harvey runs a grocery store, ♪
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- ♪ and Margaret doesn't care. ♪
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- ♪ Jerry drives a truck for Sears, ♪
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- ♪ and Charlotte's on the make. ♪
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- ♪ Paul sells life insurance and part-time real estate. ♪
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- - ♪ Helen is a hostess. ♪
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- ♪ Frank works at the mill. ♪
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- ♪ Janet teaches grade school and probably always will. ♪
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- ♪ Bob works for the city, ♪
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- ♪ and Jack's in lab research, ♪
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- ♪ and Peggy plays the organ at the Presbyterian church. ♪
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- - ♪ And the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
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- - ♪ We all thought we'd change the world ♪
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- ♪ with our great works and deeds. ♪
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- - ♪ Or maybe we just thought the world would change ♪
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- ♪ to fit our needs. ♪
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- ♪ The class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ Betty runs a trailer park. ♪
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- ♪ Jan sells Tupperware. ♪
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- ♪ Randy's on an insane ward ♪
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- ♪ and Mary's on welfare. ♪
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- ♪ Charlie took a job with Ford. ♪
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- ♪ Joe took Freddie's wife. ♪
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- ♪ Charlotte took a millionaire, ♪
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- ♪ and Freddie took his life. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ John is big in cattle. ♪
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- ♪ Ray is deep in debt. ♪
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- ♪ Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet. ♪
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- ♪ Linda married Sonny. ♪
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- ♪ Brenda married me. ♪
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- ♪ And the class of all of us is just part of history. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ And the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
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- - ♪ But living life day to day is never like it seems. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ Things get complicated when you get past 18. ♪
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- ♪ But the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
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- ♪ Oh, the class of '57 had its dreams. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - ♪ I ain't gonna need this house no longer, ♪
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- ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
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- - ♪ Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ♪
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- ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor, ♪
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- ♪ ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
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- ♪ nor to mend the window panes. ♪
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- ♪ I ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
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- ♪ I'm getting ready to meet the saints. ♪
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- - ♪ Well, this ole house once knew my children. ♪
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- ♪ This ole house once knew my wife. ♪
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- ♪ This ole house was home and comfort ♪
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- ♪ as we fought the storms of life. ♪
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- ♪ This ole house once rang with laughter. ♪
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- ♪ This ole house heard many shouts. ♪
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- ♪ Now she trembles in the darkness, ♪
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- ♪ oh, when the lightning walks about. ♪
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- - ♪ I ain't gonna need this house no longer, ♪
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- ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
- 00:17:19.027 --> 00:17:20.762
- - ♪ Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ♪
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- ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor, ♪
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- ♪ ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
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- ♪ nor to mend the window panes. ♪
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- ♪ I ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
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- ♪ I'm getting ready to meet the saints. ♪
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- - He can sing now!
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- - ♪ Now my old hound lies a-sleepin'. ♪
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- ♪ He don't know I'm gonna leave. ♪
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- ♪ Else he'd wake up by the fireplace. ♪
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- ♪ He'd howl and moan and grieve. ♪
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- ♪ But my hunting day are over. ♪
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- ♪ Ain't gonna hunt the coon no more. ♪
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- ♪ Gabriel just brought in my chariot ♪
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- ♪ when the wind blew down the door. ♪
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- - ♪ I ain't gonna need this house no longer, ♪
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- ♪ ain't gonna need this house no more. ♪
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- - ♪ Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ♪
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- ♪ ain't got time to fix the floor, ♪
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- ♪ ain't got time to oil the hinges, ♪
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- ♪ nor to mend the window panes. ♪
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- ♪ I ain't gonna need this house no longer. ♪
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- ♪ I'm getting ready to meet the ♪
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- ♪ saints. ♪
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- - The Statler Brothers!
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- [swinging country music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- The entertainers on and off the record,
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- the Statler Brothers.
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- [cheers and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- The Statler Brothers, ladies and gentlemen!
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- [cheers and applause continue]
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- ♪ ♪
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- [playful country music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ I want to thank you, world, ♪
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- ♪ for letting me belong. ♪
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- ♪ I'm just 1/4 of one small group ♪
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- ♪ that sings your songs. ♪
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- ♪ I know that there are others ♪
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- ♪ who have served in bigger ways. ♪
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- ♪ All I can do is sing you music all my days. ♪
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- ♪ It makes me grateful just to know, ♪
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- ♪ to know that I can be ♪
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- ♪ unique and fill the spot beside the other three. ♪
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- ♪ Without a place here in this world, ♪
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- ♪ I know that I'd be lost. ♪
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- ♪ Thank you, world, for letting me ♪
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- ♪ contribute to the cause. ♪
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- - Everybody, clap your hands and watch my brother.
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- ♪ I may not ever stand like Stonewall Jackson stood. ♪
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- ♪ But standing on that stage, to me, is just as good. ♪
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- ♪ And I may never be a heavy or a great, ♪
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- ♪ but you've given me the strength, ♪
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- ♪ the strength to pull my weight. ♪
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- - ♪ Oh, for the part I sing is truly part of me, ♪
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- ♪ and it does its part to lock the other parts in key. ♪
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- ♪ And it does its part to pull, ♪
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- ♪ to pull that sweet applause. ♪
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- ♪ Now, thank you, world, for letting me ♪
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- ♪ contribute to the cause. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- - ♪ Oh, world, you've given me a place that I call mine, ♪
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- ♪ though I've stepped out of it ♪
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- ♪ and I've gotten out of line. ♪
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- ♪ Sometimes I sing your music slightly out of key, ♪
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- ♪ and I know I make it harder for the other three. ♪
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- - ♪ Oh, and tonight, I've done my part ♪
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- ♪ the very best I could. ♪
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- ♪ And every one of you has made us feel so good. ♪
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- ♪ Without a place here in this world, ♪
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- ♪ I know that I'd be lost. ♪
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- ♪ Thank you, world, for letting me ♪
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- ♪ contribute to the cause. ♪
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- Thank you!
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- - ♪ It makes me grateful just to know, ♪
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- ♪ to know that I can be ♪
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- ♪ unique and fill the spot beside the other three. ♪
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- ♪ Without a place here in this world, ♪
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- ♪ I know that I'd be lost. ♪
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- ♪ Thank you, world, for letting me ♪
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- ♪ contribute to the cause. ♪
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- ♪ Without a place here in this world, ♪
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- ♪ I know that I'd be lost. ♪
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- ♪ Thank you, world, for letting me ♪
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- ♪ contribute to the cause. ♪
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- ♪ Thank you, world, for letting me ♪
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- ♪ contribute to the cause. ♪
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- [sustaining note]
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- ♪ ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - God bless you.
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- [cheers and applause continue]
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- And before we leave,
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- should we never pass this way again this side of heaven,
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- let me just say that there is one final note
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- that we wanted to leave you with tonight.
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- This was the first song
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- the four of us ever sang together.
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- And we thought tonight it'd only be fitting.
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- [bittersweet piano music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ Amazing grace, ♪
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- ♪ how sweet the sound... ♪
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- - ♪ That saved a wretch like me. ♪
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- - ♪ I once was lost, ♪
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- ♪ but now I'm found. ♪
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- - ♪ Was blind, ♪
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- ♪ but now I see. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ When we've been there ♪
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- ♪ 10.000 years, ♪
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- ♪ bright shining as the sun, ♪
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- ♪ we've no less days ♪
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- ♪ to sing God's praise ♪
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- ♪ than when we've first begun. ♪
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- ♪ ♪
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- ♪ We've no less days ♪
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- ♪ to sing God's praise ♪
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- ♪ than when we've first ♪
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- ♪ begun. ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - Good night, America! We love you!
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- We're going home now.
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- [bittersweet bluesy guitar music]
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- ♪ ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- ♪ ♪
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- [musical breakdown]
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- ♪ ♪
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- [cheers and applause]
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- - ♪ With His blessings from above. ♪
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- - ♪ Sweet, sweet, the memories you gave to me. ♪
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- - ♪ Serve it generously with love. ♪
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- - ♪ You can't beat the memories you gave to me. ♪
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- - ♪ One man, one wife, ♪
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- ♪ one love through life. ♪
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- ♪ Memories are made of this. ♪
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- - ♪ Sweet, sweet, the memories you gave to me. ♪
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- - ♪ Memories are made of this. ♪
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- Captioning provided by Yell Records.
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- Thank you for joining Bill and Gloria Gaither...
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- ... and their Homecoming Friends for "Precious Memories."
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- Be sure to watch program as these legendary gospel artists...
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- ... share more of your favorite songs.
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- ♪In the stillness, of the midnight♪
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