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NOLALady

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3. I was not aware of the song as a youth

Reply to onpatrol98 (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2012, 02:23 PM

Feb 2012

even though I took an active part in the '60s movement. I am embarrassed to say that I have never known all the words. Unfortunately, we did not learn it in school nor Church.

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