My Hands

Author: Louise B. Scott

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My hands upon my head I’ll place,f1My hands upon my head I’ll place, n2Up on my shoulders, on my face.n2Upon my shoulders, on my face, 3At my waist, and by my side,3At my waist, and by my side, 4And then behind me they will hide.4And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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My hands upon my head I’ll place, n2Up on my shoulders, on my face.n2Upon my shoulders, on my face, 3At my waist, and by my side,3At my waist, and by my side, 4And then behind me they will hide.4And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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Up on my shoulders, on my face. class="diff_next">n2Upon my shoulders, on my face, 3At my waist, and by my side,3At my waist, and by my side, 4And then behind me they will hide.4And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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Upon my shoulders, on my face, 3At my waist, and by my side,3At my waist, and by my side, 4And then behind me they will hide.4And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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At my waist, and by my side,3At my waist, and by my side, 4And then behind me they will hide.4And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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At my waist, and by my side, 4And then behind me they will hide.4And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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And then behind me they will hide.4And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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And then behind me they will hide. n5Then I will raise them way up high,n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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Then I will raise them way up high, class="diff_next">n5Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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Then I will raise them way up high 6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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And let my fingers fly, fly, fly.6And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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And let my fingers fly, fly, fly. t7Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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Then clap, clap, clap and one, two, three—t7Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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Then clap, clap, clap, and one, two, three— 8Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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Just see how quiet they can be.8Just see how quiet they can be. 99
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