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Off the furthest harbor in the Adriatic Sea

Penniless, impractical and swept up in the breeze

All across the great Atlantic to a city that never sleeps

Tying knots into the cobalt sheets

One of many in a desperate fleet

Just a face among the weary and the weak

Out in open water in a berth I couldn’t bare

Huddled down in steerage with a pen and time to spare

We arrived one foggy morning and Liberty greeted us there

Landing in Manhattan with my suitcase and a name

I was pushed off Ellis Island they were branded just the same

Now the Industry is waiting for a swift and deliberate change

With a note of introduction, two great men of high esteem

One is busy with production

The other trapped inside a dream

Swimming up that stream of people earning their commute

I was almost swept away under the wave of tailored suits

Standing in the wizard’s waiting room

Awaiting in his waiting room

A young machinist in the empire

With a letter in his hand

An opportunist with the invite

Another pitfall in the sand

If it’s war they want

We can bring it to their door

And if it’s blood the want

Then they can have it all!

«And though you may not understand, the humor is American.»

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