Thirty

Music: Fugue in G# Minor
By Dmitri Shostakovich. Sequenced for jazz ensemble by J. Marques.

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Thirty labors in the desert heat, Hot and sweaty, looking for some prize. Inside there is a joy so out of breath Racing it for fun might lead to death, Though there's temptation in the empty skies. Yet thirty doesn't stray far from the street.