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PERFORMING ARTISTS
New York Choral Artists
New York Choral Artists
Choir
Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conductor
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Performer
Michael Feldman
Michael Feldman
Conductor
Robert Fisher
Robert Fisher
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Lyrics
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Composer
George Dvorsky
George Dvorsky
Writer
Jack Dabdoub
Jack Dabdoub
Writer
Louise Edeiken
Louise Edeiken
Writer
Merwin Goldsmith
Merwin Goldsmith
Writer
David Garrison
David Garrison
Writer
Paige O'Hara
Paige O'Hara
Writer
Mark Zimmerman
Mark Zimmerman
Writer
Casper Roos
Casper Roos
Writer
Walter Hook
Walter Hook
Writer
Frank Kopyc
Frank Kopyc
Writer
Maskell Gordon
Maskell Gordon
Writer
Raymond Thorne
Raymond Thorne
Writer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Steven Epstein
Steven Epstein
Producer

Lyrics

We are members
Our fathers were members
Their fathers were members
Our great-great-great-great-great-
Great-great-grandfathers were members
Of the Union League
Of the Union League
Cloistered from the noisy city
Standing pat and sitting pretty
We are they who represent
Safety first and five percent
Safety first and five percent
When we wake, which is infrequent
We keep wondering where last week went
Then back to our chairs we creep
And we go right back to sleep
And they go right back to sleep
"Don't swap horses in a river"
"Watch your kidneys, watch your liver"
That's the essence of our lives
That, and New York Central Fives
That, and New York Central—
That, and New York Central Fives
Action would be suicidal
Rip Van Winkle is our idol
He's the one man does intrigue
The members of the Union League
We are members
Our fathers were members
Their fathers were members
Our great-great-great-great-great-
Great-great-grandfathers were members
Of the Union League
Written by: Casper Roos, David Garrison, Frank Kopyc, George Dvorsky, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Jack Dabdoub, Louise Edeiken, Mark Zimmerman, Maskell Gordon, Merwin Goldsmith, Paige O'Hara, Raymond Thorne, Walter Hook

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