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 I was born on a farm out in ioway 
A flaming youth I was bound I would 
I packed my grip and I grabbed 
My saxophone 
Can't read notes, but I play 
Anything by ear 
I made up tunes on the sounds 
That I used to hear 
When I'd start to play folks used to say 
'Sounds a little goofus to me' 
Cornfed chords appeal to me 
I like rustic harmony 
Hold a note and change the key 
Hey but that's 'goofus' 
Not according to the rules 
That you learn in music schools 
But the folks just dance like fools 
They sure go for 'goofus' 
Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long 
The leader said that I played all 
The music wrong 
So I stepped out with an outfit of my own 
Got together a new kind of orchestree 
And we all played just the same 
'Goofus' harmony 
And I must admit we made a hit 
'Goofus' has been lucky for me  
            
 
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