Biography:
Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 - October 12, 2002) was an American musician. He was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book.
After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II (where he worked under Walter Schumann), he was hired by Mitch Miller, then head of A & R at Columbia Records as their home arranger, and he worked with several artists, including Rosemary Clooney, Marty Robbins, Frankie Laine, Johnny Mathis, Guy Mitchell and Johnnie Ray.
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Goodbye to you, my trusted friend
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We've known each other since we were nine or ten
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Together we climbed hills and trees
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Learned of love and A B C's
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Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
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Goodbye, my friend, it's hard to die
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When all the birds are singing in the sky
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Now that the spring is in the air
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Pretty girls are everywhere
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Think of me and I'll be there
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We had joy, we had fun
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We had seasons in the sun
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But the hills that we climbed
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were just seasons out of time
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Goodbye Papa, please pray for me
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I was the black sheep of the family
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You tried to teach me right from wrong
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Too much wine and too much song
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Wonder how I got along
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Goodbye Papa, its hard to die
G#m
When all the birds are singing in the sky
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Now that the spring is in the air
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Little children everywhere
C#7 F#
When you see them I'll be there
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We had joy, we had fun
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We had seasons in the sun
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But the wine and the song
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like the seasons Have all gone
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Goodbye Michelle, my little one
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You gave me love and helped me find the sun
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And every time that I was down
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You would always come around
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And get my feet back on the ground
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Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
G#m
When all the birds are singing in the sky
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Now that the spring is in the air
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With the flowers everywhere
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I wish that we could both be there
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We had joy, we had fun
G#m
We had seasons in the sun
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But the stars we could reach
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Were just starfish on the beach
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All our lives we had fun
Bm
We had seasons in the sun
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But the hills that we climbed
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were just seasons out of time
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We had joy, we had fun
Cm
We had seasons in the sun...
Goodbye to you, my trusted friend
G#m
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
F#
Together we climbed hills and trees
G#m
Learned of love and A B C's
C#7 F#
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
F#
Goodbye, my friend, it's hard to die
G#m
When all the birds are singing in the sky
F#
Now that the spring is in the air
G#m
Pretty girls are everywhere
C#7 F#
Think of me and I'll be there
F#
We had joy, we had fun
G#m
We had seasons in the sun
C#7
But the hills that we climbed
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were just seasons out of time
F#
Goodbye Papa, please pray for me
G#m
I was the black sheep of the family
F#
You tried to teach me right from wrong
G#m
Too much wine and too much song
C#7 F#
Wonder how I got along
F#
Goodbye Papa, its hard to die
G#m
When all the birds are singing in the sky
F#
Now that the spring is in the air
G#m
Little children everywhere
C#7 F#
When you see them I'll be there
F#
We had joy, we had fun
G#m
We had seasons in the sun
C#7
But the wine and the song
F#
like the seasons Have all gone
F#
Goodbye Michelle, my little one
G#m
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
F#
And every time that I was down
G#m
You would always come around
C#7 F#
And get my feet back on the ground
F#
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
G#m
When all the birds are singing in the sky
F#
Now that the spring is in the air
G#m
With the flowers everywhere
C#7 F#
I wish that we could both be there
F#
We had joy, we had fun
G#m
We had seasons in the sun
C#7
But the stars we could reach
F#
Were just starfish on the beach
A
All our lives we had fun
Bm
We had seasons in the sun
E7
But the hills that we climbed
A
were just seasons out of time
A#
We had joy, we had fun
Cm
We had seasons in the sun...
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