Bob Roberts
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Some people will work
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Some simply will die
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But they'll complain and complain
and complain and complain and complain

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Some people must have
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Some never will...
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- [man] Bob Roberts is a stalwart American.
- [Man] Bob's a champion swordsman.

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- [Man] A tireless worker.
- [Man] Bob's a man of vision.

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- [Man] Dynamic personality.
- [Man] He's a unique individual.

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- [Man] Bob is prime-cut, Grade A.
- [Woman] He's a genius.

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- [Man] He's a man of the people.
- [Woman] I love Bob Roberts.

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- [Man] He's a mover and a shaker.
- {woman] The leader of a generation.

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[Man] A young man with a guitar starts
singing, right in the middle of the restaurant.

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This is happening in Brophy's.
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He not only had a brilliant mind
and wonderful wit, but could also sing.

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He finishes the song, tremendous applause,
then out the door, he's gone.

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I look at Mr Hart and I say, "What was that?"
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And he says in his own inimitable way,
"That, my friend, was a gold-mine. "

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- And then?
- And then it happened.

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- He became a star overnight.
- That is correct.

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He has a tremendous talent.
An artist in the true sense of the word.

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And the next senator from Pennsylvania.
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Seize the day!
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[Bob]... I spend all my time drunk in a bar
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I want to be rich, I don't have a brain
So give me a handout while I complain

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Bob Roberts, fencing enthusiast,
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poet, folk singer, businessman,
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senatorial candidate.
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This controversial
yet extraordinarily popular entertainer

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appeared on the music scene three years ago
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with his debut album
The Freewheelin' Bob Roberts.

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Despite being assailed by the music critics
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as a corrupt, unfair diatribe against the '60s,

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