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Word: acomin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...puts her on at the last minute with those classic words: "It's a chance in a million, but it just might work." Everything else is there too-the whiplash body English and frenetic tap routines, the hard-times songs about riches-to-rags and good-times-acomin', the Spanish-town song ("Do you remember those nights of splendor"), the train song ("Clickity-clackity-woo-woo") and the rain song ("Pitter-patter-what's-the-matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Off Broadway: Friends from the '30s | 1/3/1969 | See Source »

...morning when the jangling phone awakened a politician in Louisiana. "Hey," said a familiar voice, "time to get up−daylight is acomin'!" "Lordamighty!" cried the politician. "It's Earl Long−returned from the dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Daylight Acomin' | 8/10/1962 | See Source »

...Longs. An obvious possibility for Governor, he disclaims any intention of running, but admits that he might "be interested in other things somewhere down the road." It's only 5:30 in the morning of a Long political life−but, as Gillis himself might say, daylight is acomin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Daylight Acomin' | 8/10/1962 | See Source »

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