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Playing other instruments
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But it turned out that
one of my neighbours...
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...was a man calledcame to know as Arsenio
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He had a great band
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And he heard me play
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But Arsenio was blind
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Not from birth
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He had an accident
and lost his sight
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Anyway, one day he said:
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Ruben, would you like
to join my band?
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I said yes, of course
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He'd had a pianist who'd left
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He'd gone to Europe
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I played in Arsenio's band
for about four years
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I had a few hits
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People always said Arsenio
liked to pick fights
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He'd get really angry when
people argued back
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He'd stand there, listening
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Then leap in the direction
of the voice
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But of course, he was blind
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So they'd all run away
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And whoever it was would say
"Quiet, don't let him catch me"
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And poor Arsenio would
stumble about
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And get really angry
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Because people were
nasty to him
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He was a big fat guy,
taller than anyone
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He used to make me laugh