Tom: G
G G7
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, don't hang your head and cry;
C G
His mortal clay is laid away, but his good work fills the sky;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
He's born in a money family on that Hudson's rocky shore;
C G
Outrun every kid a-growin' up 'round Hyde Park just for fun;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
He went away to grade school and wrote back to his folks;
C G
He drew such funny pictures and always pulling a joke;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
He went on up towards Harvard, he read his books of law;
C G
He loved his trees and horses, loved everything he saw;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
He got struck down by fever and it settled in his leg;
C G
He loved the folks that wished him well as everybody did;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
He took his office on a crippled leg, he said to one and all:
C G
"You money changin' racket boys have sure 'nuff got to fall;"
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born,
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G G7
In senate walls and congress halls he used his gift of tongue
C G
To get you thieves and liars told and put you on the run;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born,
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G G7
I voted for him for lots o' jobs, I'd vote his name again;
C G
He tried to find an honest job for every idle man;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born,
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G G7
He helped to build my union hall, he learned me how to talk;
C G
I could see he was a cripple but he learned my soul to walk;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
You Nazis and you fascists tried to boss this world by hate;
C G
He fought my war the union way and the hate gang all got beat;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
I sent him 'cross that ocean to Yalta and to Tehran;
C G
He didn't like Churchill very much and told him man to man;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
He said he didn't like DeGaulle, nor no Chiang Kai Shek;
C G
Shook hands with Joseph Stalin, says: "There's a man I like!"
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
I was torpedoed on my merchant ship the day he took command;
C G
He was hated by my captain, but loved by all ships hands;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
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G G7
I was a Gl in my army camp that day he passed away,
C G
And over my shoulder talkin' I could hear some soldier say:
Bm D7 G
"This world was lucky to see him born."
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G G7
I guess this world was lucky just to see him born;
C G
I know this world was lucky just to see him born;
Bm D7 G
This world was lucky to see him born.
