Holiday Inn movie - Abraham lyrics

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Music: Irving Berlin<br>

Lyrics: Irving Berlin<br>

Premiere: 1942<br>

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Upon a February morn<br>

A tiny baby boy was born<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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When he grew up this tiny babe<br>

Folks all called him Honest Abe<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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In eighteen sixty, he became<br>

The sixteenth president<br>

And now he's in the hall of fame<br>

A most respected gent<br>

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That's why we celebrate<br>

This blessed February date<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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When black folks lived in slavery<br>

Who was it set the darkie free?<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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When trouble came down from the shelf<br>

Who's heart was bigger than himself?<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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The country's going to the dogs<br>

They shouted loud and long<br>

Then from a cabin made out of logs<br>

The right man come along<br>

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And that is why we celebrate<br>

This blessed February date<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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The U.S.A.'s united thanks<br>

To one whose name was Nancy Hanks<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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She gave this land the finest son<br>

Who ever went to Washington<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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Someone told him General Grant<br>

Was drinking every night<br>

He answered, "Go see if you can't<br>

Get all my generals tight"<br>

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That's why we celebrate<br>

This blessed February date<br>

Abraham, Abraham<br>

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Thank the Lord for<br>

Abraham<br>

Abraham<br>

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