Peter, Paul And Mary

too much of nothing

Too much of nothin? can make a man feel ill at ease
One man?s temper might rise, while the other man?s temper might freeze.
In the days of long confessions, we can not mock a soul
When there?s too much of nothin?, no one has control.

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Say hello to valerie, say hello to marion,
Send them all my salary, on the waters of oblivion.

Too much of nothin? can make a man abuse a king
He can walk the streets and boast like most but he don?t know a thing.
It?s all been done before, it?s all been written in the book.
But when it?s too much of nothin?, nobody should look.

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Too much of nothin? can turn a man into a liar
It can cause some man to sleep on nails, another man to eat fire.
Everybody?s doin? somethin?, I heard it in a dream
But when it?s too much of nothin?, it just makes a fella mean.

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