A pair in the throes of song.
Drums, bass, and organ amplifying the sound.
Round it up to eleven,
then count it down to Zilch.
Davy and Mike picking up the slack,
the diminutive Artful Dodger back on stage
and Papa Nez, the tall Texas songwriter
still penning all manner
of great verse and melody.
The Monkees,
virtuosos defined by their own understatement.
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