Galt MacDermot
Abie Baby / Fourscore
[THREE WOMEN]
Yes, I's finished on y'all's farm lands
With yo' boll weevils and all
Pluckin' y'all's chickens
Fryin' mother's oats in grease
I's free now
Thanks to yo' Massa Lincoln
Emancipator of the slave
Yes, I's finished on y'all's farm lands
With yo' boll weevils and all
Pluckin' y'all's chickens
Fryin' mother's oats in grease
I's free now
Thanks to yo' Massa Lincoln
Emancipator of the slave
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Emanci-mother-fuckin'-pator of the slave
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Emanci-mother-fuckin'-pator of the slave
[THREE MEN]
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo...
[WOMAN]
Four score and seven years ago
Our forefathers
Brought forth upon this continent a new nation
Conceived in liberty
And dedicated to the one I love
Dedicated to the proposition
That all men
All men
All men are created equal
[THREE WOMEN]
Happy birthday, Abie baby
Happy birthday to you
Yeah, yeah
Happy birthday, Abie baby
Happy birthday to you
Yeah
[THREE WOMEN & THREE MEN]
Happy birthday, Abie baby
Happy birthday to you
Ow, yeah
Happy birthday, Abie baby
Happy birthday to you
Bang!