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From the musical: A Tour of the Ruins
Book, Music & Lyrics by Michael Ogborn

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“The Old School”

THE NEW SCHOOL
BECAME THE OLD SCHOOL,
AND THE OLD SCHOOL WAS GONE.
THE NEW SCHOOL
REPLACED THE OLD SCHOOL,
AND TIME HAD MOVED ON.
I REMEMBER EACH SEPTEMBER,
HOW I CRIED ON THAT DAY,
"DON’T TAKE THE OLD SCHOOL AWAY,
PLEASE DON’T TAKE THE OLD SCHOOL AWAY".

Once upon a time in a class called Civics,
A local boy looks at a local girl and the local girl smiles back.
His wildest dreams materialized,
His thoughts now anything but civilized
And yet upon him is his civic duty,
To admire her civic beauty.
In a class they once called civics
When citizenship strolled hand in hand with penmanship,
And love notes were written in the "Palmer Method".
Civic minded males-
Learning the complex structure of the simple sentence,
Discovering the architecture of the complex female,
Would open their hearts for one brief moment
To see what might be.
Offering the moon in as few words as possible:
“May I speak with you after class?”

Civic minded citizens under local statues of marble,
Bare breasted reminders that truth and justice
Is beauty and grace
To be admired by all in a public place.
Underlined with a Schaeffer pen
In a class they once called Civics.

(sings)
THE NEW SCHOOL BECAME THE OLD SCHOOL,
AND THE OLD SCHOOL WAS GONE.
THE OLD SCHOOL BECAME THE NEW SCHOOL,
AND TIME HAD MOVED ON.
I REMEMBER EACH SEPTEMBER,
HOW I CRIED ON THAT DAY,
"DON’T TAKE THE OLD SCHOOL AWAY,
PLEASE DON’T TAKE OLD SCHOOL AWAY".

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from Hidden in Plain View, released June 12, 2019
Piano, Organ & Vocals: Michael Ogborn
Drums: Todd Mecaughey
Guitars: Randy Bowland

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This site is a platform for the work of American Musical Theatre Composer/playwright Michael Ogborn. Currently living in Philadelphia and working in New York City, Ogborn has had over 25 musicals and pantos produced
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