(S. Cahn, J. Van Heusen)
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[Recorded Febrary 4, 1964, Los Angeles]
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The life and land around you is good, so good, so good.
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You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
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You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
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You never had it so good, sister,
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Smiles of happy faces, different styles and races,
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Still we're one big neighborhood.
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You never, I mean never, ever had it so good, so good, so good, so good.
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Ice cream on your apple pie, that's good, that's good.
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Mountain streams of fish fry, yum yum, that's good.
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Flag that you can wave about, that's good, that's good.
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A wide spread you can see right outside good, that's good.
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What our forefathers said still goes, any American knows,
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You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
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You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
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You never had it so good, sister,
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Smiles of happy faces, different styles and races,
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Still we're one big neighborhood.
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You never, I mean never, ever had it so good, so good, so good, so good.
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The corn upon the splendid plain, that's good, that's good.
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And frozen foods in cellophane, that's good, that's good,
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A hot dog in a bleacher's seat, that's good, that's good,
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A town hall where the people meet, that's good, that's good.
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Old John Hancock, he said it fine, he put it right on the line,
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You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
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You never had it so good, you never had it so good,
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You never had it so good, sister,
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Smiles of happy faces, different styles and races,
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Still we're one big neighborhood.
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You never, I mean never, ever had it so good, so good, so good, so good.
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Not ever!
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You Never Had It So Good
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Frank Sinatra |