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Title: No One Knows Who Started It

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No one knows who started it

Men Answer

No one knows

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Maybe it was because of the road

Men Answer

Maybe the road

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Maybe because of the sheep

Men Answer

Maybe the sheep

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Or because rain was coming in under the door

Men Answer

Coming in under the door

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One man said, “You said it”

Men Answer

I didn’t say it

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One man said, “I heard it”

Men Answer

You heard it wrong

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One man stood up too quickly

Men Answer

Too quickly

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And the bread fell from the table

Men Answer

From the table

All Men

No one knows who started it

No one knows who was right

But the table is still standing

And so are we here tonight

No one knows who started it

Let the old words go

Pour the wine more slowly

And sing slowly

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The old man blamed the young man

Men Answer

Blamed the young man

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The young man blamed the old man

Men Answer

Blamed the old man

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The quiet one said nothing

Men Answer

Nothing

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And that made everything worse

Men Answer

Made everything worse

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Someone brought up last winter

Men Answer

Last winter

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Someone brought up May

Men Answer

Not again

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Someone mentioned someone’s brother

Men Answer

Big mistake

All Men

No one knows who started it

No one knows who was right

But the table is still standing

And so are we here tonight

No one knows who started it

Let the old words go

Pour the wine more slowly

And sing slowly

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Then the dog came under the table

Men Answer

Under the table

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He took the fallen bread

Men Answer

Took the bread

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The angry men went quiet

Men Answer

Went quiet

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Watching him eat it

Men Answer

Good dog

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Someone laughed

Men Answer

Laughed

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Someone tried to hide it

Men Answer

Couldn’t hide it

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And the man who swore he would leave

Men Answer

That he would leave

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Sat down again with us

Men Answer

With us

All Men

No one knows who started it

No one knows who was right

But the table is still standing

And so are we here tonight

No one knows who started it

Let the old words go

Pour the wine more slowly

And sing slowly

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Tomorrow we will remember it another way

Men Answer

Another way

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Each man with his own truth

Men Answer

His own truth

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Each man with his own story

Men Answer

His own story

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And every story short on proof

Men Answer

Short on proof

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But tonight we know

Men Answer

We know

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How it ended

Men Answer

How it ended

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The bread is gone

Men Answer

The bread is gone

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And no one left alone

All Men

No one alone

Final All Men

No one knows who started it

No one knows who was right

But the table is still standing

And so are we here tonight

No one knows who started it

Let the old words go

Pour the wine more slowly

And sing slowly

Final Unison

No one knows.

Titre : « Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé »

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Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Men Answer

Personne ne sait

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Peut-être à cause du chemin

Men Answer

Peut-être le chemin

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Peut-être à cause des brebis

Men Answer

Peut-être les brebis

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Ou parce que la pluie entrait sous la porte

Men Answer

Entrait sous la porte

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L'un a dit : « C'est toi qui l'as dit »

Men Answer

Je ne l'ai pas dit

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L'un a dit : « Je l'ai entendu »

Men Answer

Tu as mal entendu

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Un homme s'est levé trop vite

Men Answer

Trop vite

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Et le pain est tombé de la table

Men Answer

De la table

All Men

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Personne ne sait qui avait raison

Mais la table est encore debout

Et nous aussi, nous sommes là ce soir

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Laisse partir les vieux mots

Verse le vin plus doucement

Et chante lentement

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Le vieux a accusé le jeune

Men Answer

Accusé le jeune

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Le jeune a accusé le vieux

Men Answer

Accusé le vieux

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Le silencieux n'a rien dit

Men Answer

Rien

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Et cela a tout empiré

Men Answer

Tout empiré

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Quelqu'un a évoqué l'hiver passé

Men Answer

L'hiver passé

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Quelqu'un a évoqué le mois de mai

Men Answer

Pas encore

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Quelqu'un a mentionné le frère de quelqu'un

Men Answer

Grande erreur

All Men

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Personne ne sait qui avait raison

Mais la table est encore debout

Et nous aussi, nous sommes là ce soir

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Laisse partir les vieux mots

Verse le vin plus doucement

Et chante lentement

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Alors le chien est entré sous la table

Men Answer

Sous la table

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Il a pris le pain tombé

Men Answer

Pris le pain

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Les hommes en colère se sont tus

Men Answer

Se sont tus

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En le regardant manger

Men Answer

Bon chien

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Quelqu'un a ri

Men Answer

A ri

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Quelqu'un a essayé de le cacher

Men Answer

Impossible à cacher

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Et l'homme qui avait juré de partir

Men Answer

Qu'il partirait

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S'est rassis avec nous

Men Answer

Avec nous

All Men

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Personne ne sait qui avait raison

Mais la table est encore debout

Et nous aussi, nous sommes là ce soir

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Laisse partir les vieux mots

Verse le vin plus doucement

Et chante lentement

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Demain nous nous en souviendrons autrement

Men Answer

Autrement

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Chacun avec sa propre vérité

Men Answer

Sa propre vérité

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Chacun avec sa propre histoire

Men Answer

Sa propre histoire

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Et chaque histoire manque de preuves

Men Answer

Manque de preuves

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Mais ce soir nous savons

Men Answer

Nous savons

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Comment cela s'est terminé

Men Answer

Comment cela s'est terminé

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Le pain est parti

Men Answer

Le pain est parti

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Et personne n'est parti seul

All Men

Personne seul

Final All Men

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Personne ne sait qui avait raison

Mais la table est encore debout

Et nous aussi, nous sommes là ce soir

Personne ne sait qui l'a commencé

Laisse partir les vieux mots

Verse le vin plus doucement

Et chante lentement

Final Unison

Personne ne sait.