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The Folk Guild Song

The Folk Guild Song
(Kevin Becker)

1. Let me tell you all a story
   About a place just down the line
   Where every other Sunday
   We would gather to unwind

   In a basic, common tavern
   The Amber Lantern was its name
   There our songs we did proclaim

2. Now everything that happened
   There ain't words enough to tell
   We weren't drawn for money
   There was nothing there to sell

   And the Lantern stage was smaller
   And the songs we sang were young
   The walls shook and we had fun

REFRAIN:  We had nothing to get

Nothing to gain

We all pulled together

And we knew each other's name

We longed for nothing

And we were satisfied

It was a time and a place

With a feeling that should never have died

3. Now some of us were good
   Some of us were bad
   It didn't seem to matter
   And everyone of us was glad

   There was no telling what would happen
   Who would yell or who would shout
   Approval just came bursting out

4. Now Gary frailed the banjo
   Kris and Kenny sang along
   Phil strummed the dulcimer
   And I sang my own song

   Jon picked on the guitar
   Jeffrey "miffed" us all
   Rich sang "One Meat Ball"

5. Then we started doing benefits
   For causes one and all
   Producing our own concerts
   And singing on the mall

   And our efforts were successful
   And we had a lot of fun
   $23,000 was the sum

6. It's of those times I'm thinking now
   Those times of way back then
   For they're gone now, and I know now
   They'll never come again

   But the feeling ain't forgotten
   You carry it where you go
   A feeling that can only grow

MODIFIED REFRAIN: When you have nothing to get
                  Nothing to gain
                  When you all pull together
                  And you know each other's name
                  When you long for nothing
                  And are truly satisfied
                  It was a time and place
                  With a feeling that should never have died
                  A time and a place
                  With a feeling that should never have died
                  A time and a place
                  With a feeling that should never have died

copyright Kevin Becker
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