"It's Been A Long, Long Story" lyrics - PHIL OCHS

It's been a long, long, long, long story
'Bout the fight to make men free,
It's been a long, long, long, long story
About as long as a story ought to be

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So hold your hats boys, hold the fort
I'm here to make a long story short
So it's time to sail in to the port
Time to make a long story short.

It's been...
About the fight to make the union grow
It's been...
Story that's been told too slow.

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It's been...
About the fight to ban the bomb
It's been...
Should have been a long time gone.

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It's been...
About the fight to keep the hungry lands
It's been...
About as long as a hungry world can stand.

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