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I've been looking
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Several days now
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Where did they go?
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Where did they go?
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My mama told me long ago
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I've lost so many precious things, I know
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They won't be back
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Where did they go?
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My mama told me long ago
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Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
to abandon my old friend
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Happy days, walking on the shore
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Happy days, walking on the shore
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Happy days, walking on the shore
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Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
to abandon my good memories at all
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I've seen so many pretty things
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They don't mean a thing now
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Listen to the song
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My mama told me long ago
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Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
to doubt my good old days
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Happy days, walking on the shore
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Happy days, walking on the shore
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Happy days, walking on the shore
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Ain't nobody's ever gonna tell me
to abandon my good memories at all
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Abandon my good memories at all
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Abandon my good memories at all
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(Music ends)
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(Applause)
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Thank you.
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(Applause)
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Thank you for giving me the opportunity
to perform tonight at TED New York.
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I've been a dedicated TED fan and viewer,
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and also, I actually used to live
in Manhattan when I was younger,
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so New York is like a second home to me,
and it's great to be back.
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The song I just performed
was called "my mama,"
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and the next song I'm going to perform
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is another original song of mine
called "BLACK BANANA."
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This song I wrote about the importance
of being patient with your dreams.
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Because I think commitment
will always be rewarded.
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Just like fruit ripens
when the time is right.
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So it's my interpretation
of building the future.
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(Guitar music starts)
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Clap your hands.
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One!
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Two!
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One, two, one, two, three, four.
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Sitting here, killing time,
I've been doing it all day
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I've been always smart
when it comes to gettin' away
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Got a soda pop fizzin' hard
in my empty brain
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When the time is right I'll move
alright so don't get too uptight
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Silly girls in bathing suits
cleaning cars on Sundays
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They're living a lie
don't make as fool of yourself too soon
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Lining my bananas
on the window sill to ripen
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When the time is right I'll move
alright so don't get too uptight
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Bananananana sekasanaide
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Bananananana-ri yuki makase
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Bananananana mō ato
chotto dake jukusu made
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Black Banana Black Banana
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Banananananana
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Remember last December
when we went to get some pizza
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Was a brat, was running fast
to get home by my curfew
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Silly me, tripping quick,
I was almost killed by a honker
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When the time is right I'll move
alright so don't get too uptight
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Bananananana isoganaide
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Bananananana-ri yuki makase
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Bananananana mō ato
chotto dake jukusu made
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Black Banana Black Banana
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Banananananana
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Bananananana Don't push me baby
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Bananananana All I want is leeway
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Bananananana You gotta be patient
for the fruit to ripen
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Black Banana Black Banana
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Banananana
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Bananananana isoganaide
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Bananananana-naru yoni nare
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Bananananana wagamamana mi ga jukusu made
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Black Banana Black Banana
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Bananananana
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Bananananana
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Banananananana
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(Music ends)
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Thank you.
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(Applause)
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(Guitar music)
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(Music ends)
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(Applause)
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