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IT TAKES

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by

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and SCOTT

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it's

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Frank

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CAN'T

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108

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since this old

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to

to

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best

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all

of mv

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so

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ways try'n

to

please some

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now we're

gon

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na shake

and

shim-my

ALL:

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