So You Want to Write a Fugue? - For 4 Voices and String Quaret - Remastered

So you want to write a fugue?
 You've got the urge to write a fugue
 You've got the nerve to write a fugue
 So go ahead and write a fugue that we can sing
 Pay no heed to what we've told you
 Give no mind to what we've told you
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 Just forget all that we've told you
 And the theory that you've read
 For the only way to write one
 Is just to plunge right in and write one
 So just forget the rules and write one
 Have a try, yes, try to write a fugue
 So just ignore the rules and try
 And the fun of it will get you
 And the joy of it will fetch you
 It's a pleasure that is bound to satisfy
 So why not have a try?
 You'll decide that John Sebastian
 Must have been a very personable guy
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 But never be clever for the sake of being clever
 For a canon in inversion is a dangerous diversion
 And a bit of augmentation is a serious temptation
 While a stretto diminution is an obvious solution
 
 Never be clever for the sake of being clever
 For the sake of showing off
 It's rather awesome, isn't it?
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 And when you've finished writing it
 I think you'll find a great joy in it (hope so)
 Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained, they say
 But still it is rather hard to start
 Well, let us try
 Right now? (yes, no)
 We're going to write a fugue
 We're going to write a good one
 We're going to write a fugue right now!