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43. Let's Build a Bridge

Text Information
First Line: An old man toiled thru the heat of the day to cross a chasm wide
Title: Let's Build a Bridge
Author: V. E.
Refrain First Line: LET'S BUILD A BRIDGE for those who will follow
Language: English
Publication Date: 1964
Copyright: © 1953, by Vep Ellis
Tune Information
Name: [An old man toiled thru the heat of the day to cross a chasm wide]
Composer: Vep Ellis
Incipit: 55653 21621 11135
Copyright: © 1953, by Vep Ellis



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