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-peak Billboard position # 17 in 1964-from the movie "
Advance To the Rear" starring Glenn Ford, Stella
Stevens,-
Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Jim Backus, and Andrew Prine-
Words and Music by Minstrels' leader Randy Sparks
<male solo two lines>
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
<group>A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today
<male voices only>I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover
You'll know who I am by the song that I sing
I'll feast at your table, I'll sleep in your clover
<group>
Who cares what the morrow shall bring?
<group>
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
<male solo two lines>I can't be contented with yesterday's glory
I can't live on promises winter to spring <sopranos>(winter to spring)
<male voices>
Today is my moment and now is my story
<group>I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing
<group>
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries, I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mi-uh-ine today
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