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Music: Roumanian Folk Dances.
By Bela Bartok.
Performed by The Advent Chamber Orchestra
at the Free Music Archive
under a Creative Commons Attribution/ShareAlike license.
Have no fear of goblins, ghosts, and witches,
And skeletons dancing to macabre tunes,
Lifeless zombies wearing bloodstained britches,
Lighted pumpkin heads in darkened rooms!
Oh, have no fear of werewolves, vampires, ghouls!
Wean yourselves from superstitious fears!
Even though at times we all are fools,
Each whistling a happy tune that cheers
No one, as we still our screams and tears.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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