hbowser@bianca.amd.com (Horace Bowser) writes: Taken almost verbatium (sp?) from the album sleeve of '96 Degrees in the Shade', 1977, Island Records (the degree symbol (upper o) is replaced 'degrees'): 1865: 96 degrees in the shade real hot in the shade said it was 96 degrees in the shade ten thousand soldiers on parade taking i and i to meet a big fat boy sent from overseas the queen employ excellency before you i come with my representation you know where i'm coming from you caught me on the loose fighting to be free now you show me a noose on the cotton tree entertainment for you martyrddom for me 96 degrees in the shade real hot in the shade some may suffer and some may burn but i know that one day my people will learn as sure as the sun shines, way up in the sky today i stand here a victum the truth is i'll never die 96 degrees in the shade real hot in the shade ibo: keyboards, vocal cat: 6 string acoustic, vocal rugs: mutron rhythm, vocal richie: bass, rhythm guitar carrot: percussion, congas willy: drums