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Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Mercer Ellington / Duke Ellington
written 1941)
Got so weary of bein' nothin'
Felt so dreary just doin' nothin'
Didn't care ever gettin' nothin' felt so low
Now my eyes on the far horizon can see a glow announcin'
Things ain't what they used to be.
Look at that army fightin' to be free
It doesn't bar me!
Shows me how to go with my head up
Eyes ain't lookin' low
Don't feel fed up
That how come I see a victory
Believe me things ain't what they used to be
No use bein' a doubtin' Thomas
No ignorin' that rosy promise
Now I know thee's a happy story yet to come
It's the dawn of the day of glory millenium
I tell you things ain't what they used to be
Look at that army fightin' to be free
It doesn't bar me!
Shows me how to go with my head up
Eyes ain't lookin' low,
Don't feel fed up
That how come I see a victory
Believe me things ain't what they used to be.
