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WellwerelivinghereinAllentown

Andtheyreclosingallthefactoriesdown

OutinBethlehemtheyrekillingtime

Fillingoutforms

Standinginline

WellourfathersfoughttheSecondWorldWar

SpenttheirweekendsontheJerseyShore

MetourmothersattheUSO

Askedthemtodance

Dancedwiththemslow

AndwerelivinghereinAllentown

Buttherestlessnesswashandeddown

Anditsgettingveryhardtostay

WellwerewaitinghereinAllentown

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Ifweworkedhard

Ifwebehaved

Sothegraduationshangonthewall

Buttheyneverreallyhelpedusatall

Notheynevertaughtuswhatwasreal

Ironandcoke

Andchromiumsteel

AndwerewaitinghereinAllentown

Buttheyvetakenallthecoalfromtheground

Andtheunionpeoplecrawledaway

Everychildhasaprettygoodshot

Togetatleastasfarastheiroldmangot

Butsomethinghappenedonthewaytothatplace

TheythrewanAmericanflaginourplace

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Anditshardtokeepagoodmandown

ButIwontbegettinguptoday

Anditsgettingveryhardtostay

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