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The World Turned Upside Down

One day when the sons of Zebedee

Author: John Ylvisaker
Tune: EN SONG TIL DEG
ONE LICENSE: CT-813
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Author: John Ylvisaker

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First Line: One day when the sons of Zebedee
Title: The World Turned Upside Down
Author: John Ylvisaker
Language: English
Refrain First Line: With the last first and the first one last
Copyright: © 1991 John C. Ylvisaker

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