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Should Aldermen Just be Forgot?
- Sung to
- Auld Lang Syne
- Written by
- Unlisted Songwriter
- Gaggle
- Calgary
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- Read the lyrics through once silently before singing.
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SING IT to the tune of Auld Lang Syne
Should Aldermen just be forgot,And never brought to mind?
Should Aldermen just be forgot,
It’s an old, lame sign!
Chorus It’s an old lame sign, my dear,
An old lame sign!
Of days gone by when women slaved
And men ruled by design.
Now all the towns across the land
Have gone to “Councillor”
Will Calgary ~ alone we see ~
Re-main a dinosaur?
– chorus –
Should Aldermen just be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
We’ll drink a cup to progress then,
And leave the past behind!
♦ ♦ ♦
Written by
Unlisted Songwriter
For the
Calgary Gaggle