[1st verse:]
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It's eleven forty-five
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Just as sure as you're alive
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Just see those minstrel folks
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Parading up the Avenue two by two
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They've been billed all over town
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Ev'ry one of them a clown
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Why, I can hear them coming up the street
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Honey, you better come down
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[Refrain:]
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Here they come, here they come
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Marching to the big bass drum
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Come and see those minstrels parade
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In their costumes covered with braid
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Hear those coons playing tunes
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Like they should be played
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From ev'ry dwelling
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Folks will come
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To hear them telling
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Lots of funny riddles at the old town hall
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One and all
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Come on and watch the minstrel parade
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[2nd verse:]
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Get your tickets for the show
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Oh, my honey, if you go
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You'll know the reason why
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A chicken goes across the street
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It's a treat
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Paint your face up with a smile
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Get yourself rigged up in style
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They're only here to play a one night stand
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Honey, you better come down
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The Minstrel Parade
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Irving Berlin |