Margaret's Song by Amos


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Margaret's Song by Amos

Amos' Comments:  Margaret will be 80 in April. In her life she has made of herself a remarkable person, a skilled carpenter, a sharpshooter, an accomplished computer guru, jeweler par excellence, a first-rate cook and charming hostess, a law-enforcement officer, an artist of life. This is a small token of appreciation for someone who constantly brightens the corner where she is and shows the world what it means to live with genuine style.

(Presto)
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From a baby in a cradle to a beautiful wife
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To a senior senorita with a passion for life
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Well it isn?t that she hasn?t had her share of tears
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But she doesn?t need to carry them across the years
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And isn?t it amazing how some folks get along
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They make things right when they all seem wrong
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And if you ever wonder how she grew so strong
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This is Margaret 's song:

(Lente)
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Oh, the secret of the living
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Is always in the giving
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And the giving keeps on going
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On and on, on and on
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Yes the answer to the living
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Is always in the giving
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And her giving keeps on going
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On and on.

Well it isn't always easy chasing round the sun
Keeping up with the clock can keep you on the run
And it's kind of a mystery, and that's for true
How some can act as happy as they do
Well you just gotta wonder where the secret lies
Years never dim the sparkle in their eyes
And if your inclination is to wonder "why?"
Then think on Margaret's song:

(Cho)

No, it isn't in the doing and it isn't in the trying
It isn't in the showing or the shopping or the frying
And it isn't in the dressing or the howdy-do
Ya gotta learn the lesson 'cuz you know its true
It's a funny little lesson, it'll work for you,
Its why they've got the get-up for the things they do
And if you find your heart is feeling this way too --
Sing them Margaret's song