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Exercise in Song Permutations by groups of 2, 3, 4 and 5 letters

Ow sh th me ay ew go to me ho!
Ti i’m da re iw nd tt an ot og ed ob.
Dal iha led itt kab rin anh out ago our
It’s and eri gon tom ght ead yh.

Tter noma eiro wher am,
Land over aorf orse oam,
Llalw youwi armes ayshe gthis ingin song:
Ethew showm ohome aytog!

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Exercise in Song Official letter

Dear sir, I write to complain.

No wonder our city still declines!

Unless a tourist has a map, they'll just get lost:

We require, in short, more signs!
With them, they'd find the tours

And the cafés, pubs and stores,

And they wouldn't have to keep asking me!

(Most deferentially yours....)

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Exercise in Song Comedy

Hero: Show me to my bed!
The chorus: We think you mean a pub!
Hero: Don’t mock me so—I’ve got an awful head.
Chorus: Ah, well—there’s the rub!

First lord: Methinks he’s pissed.
Second lord: Cave, now! Hist!
Hero: I could out-sing either of you!
All: Vivat protagonist!

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Exercise in Song Blurb

In this, the writer’s new song,
We hear of an ordinary man
Who, stricken by ill fortune, just wants to get home
By whatever way he can.

Tipped to become a hit,
With its style, panache and wit,
You will find yourself just humming the tune,
So don’t go home without it!

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Exercise in Song More or less

Shorn either wait ago woe!
Mime tyre damned Erewhon target abed.
Ayatollah tilled ring up how tan aura go
Andy scone rye tomb I yet.

Gnome at aware arum,
Oaf élan dose Eeyore phone,
Ewer loll weigh seer Mere sin egg niece Ong:
Joe Meek away Togo hone!

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