My Simple Humble Neighborhood

Here's where it all began
 Here's where I heard that beat
 Here's where I tapped that tap
 With my natural rhythm feet
 In my simple humble neighborhood
 On my simple humble street
 Here's where the dreams I had
 Were crowded on a stoop
 Pecked and pushed and hustled
 Just like chickens in a coop
 Life wasn't always neat
 In my simple humble neighborhood
 On my simple humble street
 Here's where I learned the rules
 Of Rosie's way
 How to play
 A magic game
 That changed the same
 Old sheepy bleat
 In my simple humble neighborhood
 On my simple humble street
 Here's where I made up folks
 Who came to visit me
 Not just ordinary folks
 Coming unexpectedly
 Talent scouts, producers, directors
 Glamour Boys
 In other words
 The Hoy-Poloys
 The Grand Elite
 To make them green with envy
 In my simple humble neighborhood
 On my simple humble street
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 Here's where it all began
 Here's where I heard that tune
 Here's where I sang of sailing
 In a carnival balloon
 Life was so darn sweet
 In my simple humble neighborhood
 On my simple humble street
 In my simple humble neighborhood
 On my simple humble street