(Rick Nelson)
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I went to a garden party
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To reminisce with my old friends
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A chance to share old memories
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And play our songs again
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When I got to the garden party
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They all knew my name
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No one recognized me
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I didn't look the same
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But it's all right now
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I learned my lesson well
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You see, ya can't please everyone
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So ya got to please yourself
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People came from miles around
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Everyone was there
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Yoko brought her walrus
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There was magic in the air
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'N' over in the corner
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Much to my surprise
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Mr Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes
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Wearing his disguise
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But it's all right now
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I learned my lesson well
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You see, ya can't please everyone
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So ya got to please yourself
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Lott-in-dah-dah
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lot-in-dah-dah-dah
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Played them all the old songs
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Thought that's why they came
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No one heard the music
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We didn't look the same
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I said hello to "Mary Lou"
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She belongs to me
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When I sang a song about a honky-tonk
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It was time to leave
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But it's all right now
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I learned my lesson well
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You see, ya can't please everyone
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So ya got to please yourself
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Lot-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
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Lot-in-dah-dah-dah
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Someone opened up a closet door
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And out stepped Johnny B Goode
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Playing guitar
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Like a-ringin' a bell
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And lookin' like he should
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If you gotta play at garden parties
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I wish you a lotta luck
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But if memories were all I sang
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I rather drive a truck
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But it's all right now
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I learned my lesson well
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You see, ya can't please everyone
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So ya got to please yourself
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Lot-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
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Lot-in-dah-dah-dah
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'N' it's all right now
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Learned my lesson well
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You see, ya can't please everyone
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So you got to please yourself
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Garden Party
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| Ricky Nelson |
