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When I was eight — in Roosevelt Elementary

In the school Christmas pageant, I longed to be Mary

But Susan was picked — Susan was pretty

All the boys chased Susan — I hated Susan

Then the teacher said, Never mind, dear

There’s a place just for you, never fear

Why don’t you sing in the chorus?

There’s still lots of room in the chorus

You may not be a star, but sing where you are

You’ll find lots of friends in the chorus

Then I was twelve in North Junior High School

In the class talent show, I thought it’d be cool to be

Chosen to solo, but I felt like a fool when that

Awful Mr. Johnson — I hated Mr. Johnson

Sneered at me — laughed at my song

And he said, In the chorus is where you belong CHORUS

Then I was eighteen and in university

And I thought that an acress was what I could be

So I tried out for musicals, it was so clear to me that I

Surely had talent — Didn’t they know talent?

Then at auditions, I’d wish I was dead

When the music director smiled and nodded and said CHORUS

Well, it’s been many years since Roosevelt Elementary

And all of the wishes of what I could be

I was awkward and shy, and I wasn’t so pretty

But I learned how to sing with the chorus around me

And the friendships and sweet harmonies

Helped me to be what I wanted to be — So -CHORUS

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