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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Is that enough questions?
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
It's also real important to note that the poetry is only one small part of "Spoons'" vast repertoire.
[00:22:35]
He's also a songwriter. He puts many of his poems to music, and a number of those find their expression in novelty songs.
[00:22:45]
Now on the stage, uh, earlier today, he performed a song called, "We're Going to Have a Party," which is definitely a celebratory and humorous piece.
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There are a number of, a number of other songs that he performs, which you'll hear him perform later today on the main stage, which fall in that category.
[00:23:02]
"Spoons," maybe, maybe to close, what about doing one of the novelty songs as a poem? Maybe, like, something like "Disable Mable" or one of those, as a recitation?
[00:23:16]
So many of these started as poems, and then later he put to music. So, if we could give you one of those, maybe that'll be the fullest answer to the question.
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
Well, alright, I think this would be a pleasure, because listen, uh, you know, you see a lot of things occur in your lifetime, and uh, you want to write about it.
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So instead of using the name of the individuals that you see, you pick animals or what have you.
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Now, uh, it's a poem and it's also a song, but I'll try to recite it to you.
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Uh, the one, uh, "Disable Mable." Believe me, that was a gal named Mable they thought disabled, and one named Minnie Moo.
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Well, they had an argument about a handsome gent, whose name was Binnie Boo.
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Now Minnie Moo told Binnie Boo about Disable Mable, that they were no friends, not even kin, although they did live like next-door neighbors.
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Now Minnie Boo - Minnie Moo told Binnie Boo about her, Disable Mable...uh, let me get through this again.