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anyone lived in a pretty how town

from the sound of photosynthesis by Brian Cutean QTN

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QTN: guitar and voice
Bill Barnett: electric guitar
Amy Danziger: cello
Michael Roderick: accordion

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a n y o n e l i v e d i n a p r e t t y h o w t o w n

anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did

Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain

children guessed(but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more

when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her

someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream

stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)

one day anyone died i guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was

all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
wish by spirit and if by yes
Women and men(both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain


"anyone lived in a pretty how town," copyright 1940, (c) 1968, 1991 by the trustees for the e.e. cummings trust, from complete poems: 1904 -1962 by e.e. cummings, edited by george j. firmage. used by permission of liveright publishing corporation.

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from the sound of photosynthesis, released February 14, 2016

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Brian Cutean QTN Oregon

Brian Cutean/QTN, Oregon songpoet and wordsmith musician, writes songs with offbeat and touching lyrical observations on the socialography of the human condition. He has performed with spirit and whimsy all over these United States for many years.

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