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Charleston was once the rage, uh 
huh.
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History has turned the page, uh huh.

The mini skirts the current thing, 
uh huh.
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Teenybopper is our newborn king, uh 
huh.

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The grocery store's the super mart, 
uh huh.
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Little girls still break their 
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hearts, uh huh.
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And men still keep on marching off 
to war.
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Electrically they keep a baseball 
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score.

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Grandmas sit in chairs and 
reminisce.
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Boys keep chasing girls to get a 
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kiss.
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The cars keep going faster all the 
time.
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Bums still cry,' Hey buddy, have you
 got a dime?'

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