Tonart: E major
Verse 1
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Old Ben Franklin,
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I think we should thank him
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Was a poet and a diplomat
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He put a key out on a kite
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Till he saw the lighten' strike
But what's shocking is
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He did way more than that
Verse 2
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He put bifocals on our nose
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He made a better wood stove
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Made lightning rods for all
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the homes in Philly
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He helped the Declaration pass
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He made music out of glass
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And said lots of things that were silly
Verse 3
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Old Ben Franklin,
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I think we should thank him
He was the world's most
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industrious guy
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He said, "Early to bed,
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early to rise,
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makes a man healthy wealthy and wise"
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He was a fireman, a patriot,
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he was a kite flyer,
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He was a printer,
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he was a writer,
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He was Postmaster General,
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He was a musician, a revolutionary,
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A humorist,
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he was a philosopher
Verse 5
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"He that is good for making excuses,
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is seldom good for anything else"
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"An investment in knowledge
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pays the best interest"
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"Fish and guests go bad
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after three days"
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"A man wrapped up in himself
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makes a very small bundle"
Verse 6
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Say, hey Benny they didn't
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The penny
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Though you wrote this with
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your mighty quill
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You said, "A penny saved
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is a penny earned"
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So they put you on the hundred
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dollar bill
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That's lots of pennies!
Outro 1
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