This is the theme song to the long running television series "All in the Family". Written by
Charles Strouse (music) and Lee Adams (lyrics). Performed by Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor.
[Verse 1]
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Boy the way Glenn Miller played
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Songs that made the hit parade
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Guys like us, we had it made
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Those were the days
[Bridge]
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And you knew who you were then
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Girls were girls and men were men
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Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again
[Verse 2]
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Didn't need no welfare state
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Everybody pulled his weight
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Gee the old LaSalle ran great
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Those were the days