“I'd play at all the talent nights,
I'd finish, they'd applaud.
Some called it muffled laughter,
I just figured they were odd.
So I went up for an encore,
but they screamed they'd had enough.
Or maybe I just need a group
to help me do my stuff.”

—  Harry Chapin

Six String Orchestra
Song lyrics, Verities & Balderdash (1974)

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