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“Manhattan”: written by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart. Used by permission of Piedmont Music Company.

“Sitting on Top of the World”: written by Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, and Joe Young. Used by permission of Alfred Music Publishing Company.

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