"Gary, Indiana" is a song featured in the 1962 film The Music Man with music and lyrics written by Meredith Wilson. In the song, Professor Harold Hill tells Mrs. Paroo about his alma mater--"Gary Conservatory, gold medal class of '05."
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Gary, Indiana!
What a wonderful name
Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame
Gary, Indiana, as a Shakespeare would say
Trips along softly on the tongue this way--
Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary, Indiana
Let me say it once again
Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana
That's the town that "knew me when."
If you'd like to have a logical explanation
How I happened on this elegant syncopation
I will say without a moment of hesitation
There is just one place
That can light my face
Gary, Indiana
Gary Indiana
Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York, or Rome, but--
Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana
Gary, Indiana
My home sweet home
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