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You Mean Somebody Actually Wrote That?

Tom Glazer, who in 1963 wrote the song parody, "On Top of Spaghetti," died recently at age 88. (He did not roll off the table and out the door.)


Of course, Glazer did plenty of other things. He was an important member of the Folk Revival movement of the 1950s and '60s. But there are worse things than to be remembered with a song that kids will be singing for approximately forever.


For the ignorant or forgetful, here are the lyrics. A-one, a-two, a-three, and-a-four...


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