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In a town near Albuquerque
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Lived a most concerned young boy
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He said lately I have noticed
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Folks don't live with peace and joy
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With frowns and worry on their faces
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They're lost and don't know where to go
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He said I'll get the people straightened
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By putting on a puppet show
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
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He saw the people all lived in fear
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He thought that maybe they'd listen to
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A puppet telling them what to do
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You know he got some string and he got some wood
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He did some carving and he was good
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And folks came running so they could hear
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
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First he carved out young Abe Lincoln
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Abe will teach 'em civil rights
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Then a King named Martin Luther
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So they'd recall his peaceful fight
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Old Mark Twain, his wit and wisdom
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Will surely show them life is fun
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But he smiled with satisfaction
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When the Prince of Peace was done
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
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He saw the people all lived in fear
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He thought that maybe they'd listen to
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A puppet telling them what to do
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You know he got some string and he got some wood
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He did some carving and he was good
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And folks came running so they could hear
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
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Now his puppet shows were clever
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And he made the people laugh
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When he got across the message
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To walk along life's open path
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They built him his own puppet theatre
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Decked out with spotlights yellow and red
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And then they wrote him up in all the papers
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And this is what the story said
It said...
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
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He saw the people all lived in fear
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He thought that maybe they would listen to
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A puppet telling them what to do
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You know he got some string and he got some wood
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He did some carving and he was good
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And folks came running so they could hear
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The young New Mexican puppeteer
