Roswell, New Mexico

By Elle Cordova and Toni Lindgren
From this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw6ZZG3NVMs
 
 
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Back in '47 in the first week of July
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There was lightning in the desert and explosions in the sky
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An unknown flying object came crashing to the Earth
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And a cattleman named Brazel found the wreckage in the dirt
 
 
[Verse 2]
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He gathered up some scraps and then he brought them into town
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And the people gazed in wonder at the marvel he had found
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Called the county sheriff and they called the air force base
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They called the DOD and then they called the C    I     A
 
 
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There's big news today out in Roswell
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That sleepy New Mexico town
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And Major Marcel
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What can you tell us about   Roswell
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Well, the Roswell Army Airfield sent their finest personnel
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A rank and file officer was young Major Marcel
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The major told his story and it echoed round the globe
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A flying saucer captured out in old New Mexico
 
 
[Verse 4]
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But the orders came from Washington, materials were changed
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The town was hushed to silence and Mac Brazel was detained
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They scooped up all the evidence and flew it to Fort Worth
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Staged a couple photos and the headlines were re  - versed
 
 
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There's nothing to see here in Roswell
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Just a torn-up old weather balloon
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And Major Marcel
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Was mistaken as well about   Roswell
 
 
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[Verse 5]
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Well, the years pass on in Roswell but the story still persists
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Rumors turn to theories and then theories turn to myth
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But to his dying day the major swore on all he had
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"There's no way in hell the thing that fell was made by human hands”
 
 
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So the mystery lives on out in Roswell
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That creepy New Mexico town
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And Major Marcel
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What couldn't you tell us about   Roswell
 
 
[Outro]
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