gould glenn. so you want to write a fugue

tugue” You've got the urge to write G fugue You've got the nerve to write a fugue, So go ahead and write a fugue thatie can ise “Pay no heed towhat weve told you, Give no mind towhat wev

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You've got the urge to write G fugue

You've got the nerve to write a fugue,

So go ahead and write a fugue thatie can ise

“Pay no heed towhat weve told you,

Give no mind towhat weve told you, Just forgetall thatueve told you, And the theory that you ve read

For the only way to write one,

Is just to plunge rightin and write one

So just forget the rules and write one, Have atry, yes, try towrite a fugue

Vo just ignore the rules and try,

And the fun of it will get you, And the joy of it will fetch you, [t's a pleasure thatis bound to satisfy

Sowhy not have atry?

You'll decide that John Sebastian,

Must have been avery personable guy

But never be clever for the sake ot DENG Cléeter

Por a cCGnon In Interstar is 6 GaN Ger ial Gites Andavito

Mohilea stretto divimution is an onticus 5,61

Never be clever tor ine obs sake OF bEING c.eter

vee eee For the sake of showing of

+ “4 Ty HA sự ode oo r+ - POG eT OT Te a or a rs

Tes rather Giesame tsn tit’

And when youve fnished uriting tt,

I think you'll find great joy init (hopeso)

Well, nothing ventured nothing gained they say

But stillit is rather hard to start

Let us try

Right now ?

We're going to write a fugue right now!

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So you want to write a fugue?

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of it will get you,

get you, And the joy of it will

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when you've fin-ished writ-ing it I thinkyou'll find a greatjoy in it

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