Many Mansions    (4B 6111)   Gary Mahnken

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Heads to the middle, star track
Hope is a thing with feathers
That perches on the soul
Said the homeless young man, standing there
Strong against the cold
I reached into my pocket
Said a penny for your poetry
But, when I handed him the dollar bill
He said these words to me

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Heads (sides) promenade, go halfway
Walk in, square thru 4
All the way around, go right & left thru
Veer left, ferris wheel and go
Square thru 3 hands around now
Swing that corner, promenade
But, when I handed him the dollar bill
He said these words to me

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Sides face, grand square
In my father's house are many mansions
Though, tonight some make their beds along the street

Allemande left, weave the ring
Where I see life stilled by winter's bitter chill
In my father's house, there's a mansion for me

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Heads to the middle, star track
In my father's house are many mansions
Though, tonight some make their beds along the street
Where I see life stilled by winter's bitter chill
In my father's house, there's a mansion for me

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Allemande left and swing
In my father's house, there's a mansion for me