in rockefeller plaza. hello, everybody! 's friday, but around here and everywhere else, it's really black friday, november 25th. hope you had an awesome, awesome thanksgiving. >> shopping on black friday is -- >> something i never do. >> it is so hard to do! everybody is out. >> i don't even want to except for the savings. that's the only reason. >> what you have to go through to get this discount -- >> isn't there enough stress in life, you know? >> can i tell you something, i was tweeting before thanksgiving about, hey, has everyone bought their thanksgiving meals or whatever, and one woman tweeted back, not only have i done my thanksgiving shopping i've already finished wrapping my christmas presents. >> that's just wrong. >> i just don't like her. >> yeah, we don't like her. was that martha stewart? >> or someone like her. black friday was coined back in the '60s by the philadelphia police. >> and we cannot figure this out. because of all the pedestrian and car traffic, all the streets were jammed up. why does that make it black? i don't understand. and then it sort of -- >> it caught on when stores were

in the black because they were -- >> making so much money in one day. >> so you're in the black as opposed to the red which is what they usually are for the rest of the year. >> you haven't started your shopping? >> i've always said my philosophy about the holidays is that less is best. and so i -- i give gifts. i really do -- i bet everybody hates my guts, but i give something that benefits the association to benefit children. i send out these cookies and everybody loves them and people get helped. everybody i know pretty much already has way too much stuff, hoda. yet i feel for the retailers this time of year. so much of what they make is this time of year. but for me christmas has always been a spiritual holiday, not a commercial one. >> i buy all my stuff at the last possible second. >> i wonder why? does that surprise anybody? >> but here just so you know, if you're one of those people who does a lot of shopping, this is how you're going to spend your time now. you're going to. this is what consumer reports, they broke it down, you're going

to spend 19 hours for gifts. >> have fun. >> you're going to spend three hours waiting in checkout lines, standing. >> wasting your life. >> because it's not your turn yet. you'll spend three hours wrapping gifts. you're going to spend nine hours traveling. >> bye. >> and you're going to spend 14 hours celebrating with friends and family. >> now you're getting to it. now that's what you're getting to. but here's the thing, if you go to the malls, i know we do a million segments on germs, because our senior producer, tammy, is obsessed with them. >> we don't even care about germs, if you know what i mean. >> the point is, is that the mall is supposedly one of the worst places to go because everyone is rank, apparently, who goes there. but here's something i didn't really think about. let's pretend -- you know how everything is automatic in the bathrooms. you wave your hands and towels come out and water comes on? if you actually have to hold the faucet, so you come out of the bathroom hands dirty, you turn

the faucet on, dirty hands, turn off, dirty again to touch the dirty from the person before you had it dirty. >> nobody goes in and cleans that thing first do, they? no, i know. you know when you're standing there, everybody knows what you just did and you're standing there and i never get one that works. >> oh, the water that you put your hands under. >> other people go and the water comes on. i go -- >> you're waving. >> and then i go to the one i just saw work on another lady, it doesn't work for me. you know what i did this morning? i'm so embarrassed about this. you know i make such a huge thing about my nails? >> what happened? >> this morning -- you wake up in the morning and you're tired and you feel a snag on your nail or something? it's like something got -- so i thought it's going to get bad if i don't get out an emery board and before i brushed my teeth i've got the emery board. okay, then it's fine.

so i get downstairs and try to keep the lights low. and i notice there's a chip. i just thought i took -- there is a chip in my nail polish. you're thinking this is terrible. i know where the nail polish is. i go over to the nail polish and i go like this. just to get a little bit of it off -- on, you know. it's not until i get here and i used a completely different color. i know in your life it's not a big deal, but look at this. >> that looks like my regular nail on a good day. what are you talking about? >> i just thought you'd find it interesting. >> this is the kind of stuff i do the day after thanksgiving. >> you can't even tell. >> i know, but i know it's there and it bothers me. >> but bobby says i'm on trend. >> you are ahead of it. >> so in other words, don't go out to the malls, don't spend any money and don't go to the bathroom.

>> well, because, by the way, if you didn't know, it's not only the biggest shopping day of the year, it's also the biggest day of the year for plumbers. because either you're clogging up your sink in the kitchen because everyone is cooking and sticking stuff in. >> i don't think that's the problem. i think it's after dinner. i think that's the problem. think about it, people. >> so anyway, plumbers, good for them, they're going to be making some money. >> you know the other thing about thanksgiving, don't be a pig, you know what i'm saying? don't be a pig. enjoy yourself, but don't be a pig. you know? >> well, if you are -- if you are going to be a pig, and people are and i probably will be, you can call that butterball line about how to cook a turkey. now they have a new butterball line that's going to help you prevent being a butterball. they're going to tell you how you can burn off calories. let me get the phone because it's all hooked up.

i'm going to call the butterball line. >> this is a dial phone. >> anyway, it's going to be ron i think. >> where in the world did you get this? >> i don't know. >> why are we using this -- >> because it's realistic. >> it's not realistic. >> hello? >> is this ron? >> thank you for calling the don't be a butterball hotline. this is rod, how can i help you. >> where are you, rod? >> is that rod's picture? >> yeah. rod's cute. >> where are you, baby? >> i'm in new york. where are you girls? >> we're in new york. >> no way! >> way. way, rod. >> so how can i help you guys today. talk to me. >> a lot of people eat -- are you still there, rod? >> yes, i'm still here. >> so a lot of people eat pumpkin pie. let's say a slice of pumpkin pie. what do we have to do to work that off? >> now, are you throwing vanilla ice cream on that or whipped cream?

>> that's a personal thing. >> well, i know, kathie lee, you're probably throwing a glass of wine with that but that's a different story altogether. we're looking at 180 calories. >> for one piece of pumpkin pie. >> yeah. that's about 30 minutes on the elliptical sweating. >> all right. >> in order to burn that off. >> that's not bad. but you guys say that turkey is more fattening than a piece of pumpkin pie. how is that possible? >> well, really what you're looking at is the serving size. so six ounces of turkey, that's 340 calories. a serving size for pumpkin pie is only one slice, that's only 180. that's why you'd have to do an hour on the elliptical to burn off the turkey. >> is that like a deck of cards? >> you know what, what you guys -- would you guys like me to show you how to burn those calories off? >> rod is here. >> are you here? >> oh, come out, rod. >> i'm not here. >> where are you? ♪ let's get physical, physical

♪ i want to get physical >> we knew it. >> you guys ready? >> i saw you downstairs. >> no, you didn't. that was somebody else. that was somebody else. so we're going to burn off those bloody marys. >> i just ate a piece of cake before the show. >> so we need to stand up and move around. >> you stand up. >> i am standing up. it's your turn now. you're both going to stand right over here. so in order to burn the most calories. >> be careful, i'm not wearing a sports bra. >> you still look fantastic to me. you look terrific. you both do. in order to burn those calories and look terrific, you've got to do the following. an overhead squat. hands up in the air. stick your butt out, stick your butt out, come all the way down and come all the way up. what's happening is you're using your legs and keeping your arm up.

if you've got some dumbbells to press into the air. now, hoda, you're going to do a forward lunge. what's the matter? >> i'm scared of camera angles. >> you're going to do a forward lunge, come straight down and up. don't they look great, guys? how do they look? >> rod, thank you, sweetie. >> you burned about 10 calories. >> i'll take one more step. >> rod, most people say they eat 3500 calories on thanksgiving. i didn't have that much yesterday. i didn't. >> no. >> not that much. >> thank you, rod. >> thank you, rod. >> it's black friday, buddy. >> it's time for bobby's buzz. >> bobbie, you were enjoying one of these with us, i saw. >> i was just supporting. it is the biggest shopping kay of the year, but i would love to recommend everyone to give back. these are gifts to give back. this is my friend sara's mom, who i love very much passed away.

in honor of her, she teamed up with darren and they put together this beautiful book called the beauty book. so all the proceeds go to brain cancer research. check this out. that's a great coffee table book. >> how much? >> 39.99. >> wow. >> i'm also a huge fan of the feed organization. hunger is number one on the list in terms of health risk. you can feed children here or abroad. and if you want to splurge and get 100 meals, you can buy a bag like this. your numbers are on your bracelets. and then a really cool concept, like groupon, this is called social goodies. you can receive up to 70% of a discount off the items you shop -- >> keep going, honey. >> the best part is that you get to choose 20% of what you spent to give to a charity of your choice. so you not only get a discount but you get to do good with your deals. >> i wonder if that's the one

that steve poletta started. it might be his thing. >> that's the socialgoodies.com, good place to shop. >> thank you. it's friday and we're talking working out. sara has been busy on the computer but doing a little more than that, burning some calories. what's that contraption? >> how much did you eat yesterday? >> probably about as much as everyone eats on thanksgiving. this is a fit desk and actually i can't believe this, but they say it's about $230 the whole thing. i've been on this and you can go slow. if you do this all day long, this is a lot. >> and you can actually work without being -- >> yeah, the laptop is up here. i've been e-mailing and facebooking. >> one of those ergonomic chairs can cost up to 200 more than that. >> good for you, sara, the one who doesn't need it. >> i know, right? up next, our ambush team hits the plaza to give two lucky ladies a makeover. >> and they're ready to show off their hot new look right after this.

time for our plaza ambush makeovers where we pluck two lucky ladies from the crowd and give them a head-to-toe new look. >> and they probably did a lot of plucking yesterday. i didn't write this stuff, folks. our makeover team -- here they are. how was it out there? >> oh, it's great. the day after thanksgiving everyone is a few pounds extra, but what the hey. >> my mom does call you louie, by the way. here we are, our first lucky lady, merriam valdez from fresh meadows new york. she has not changed her hair style since she was 18 and has been too busy taking care of her 4-year-old darling daughter so she was thrilled when we approached her on the plaza. let's take a listen.

>> well, the second i picked you, you started crying. why is this so emotional for you? >> well, one of the reasons why is because i'm always rushing with my daughter, taking care of my husband and -- >> it's okay. >> and because financially we're not like -- i don't want to be a burden on him. with all the sales and stuff like that. so i just try to be natural. >> oh, such a good wife. we're so happy we can give you this gift. are you ready to go? >> yes, absolutely. yes. >> oh, my gosh. >> so here we are edward and allison. allison, are you ready to close your eyes? i didn't think so. okay. you do what you want. here is merriam before. all right, merriam, let's see the new you. >> wow!

>> all right, dad, are you ready to take off your blind fold. take off your blind fold. oh. >> oh, my goodness. >> you are gorgeous. do you want to see yourself? >> yes. >> turn right around. >> oh, my god. thank you so much! thank you. thank you -- >> it's that hair. it looks great. >> oh, that's gorgeous. >> now, obviously merriam, beautiful girl but the wrong hair color decision. by keeping your hair color natural to its closer palette, look how much more beautiful. her complexion, everything works. >> thank you, all of you. >> she had different layers. >> baby, come here. >> go on over. >> come on. >> is that a dress or a rain coat? >> it's like a dress, you can

wear it indoor and out if you really wanted to be sexy so we put her in a leopard print, but nobody cares. >> a big round of applause. >> walk right there. beautiful. our second lady is gretchen sims, 57 from california. she's a dance teacher and her daily routine consists of throwing her hair up in a bun so she was very excited to get her glam new look. let's listen to her story. >> all right, austin, you're already cracking up. tell me why your grandma deserves this. >> because she deserves to be hot! >> we love to hear that. why do you want this? >> i just figured it would be a lot of fun. give something a new try. >> well, we are going to make you glamorous. are you ready to go? >> i am ready. i am ready. >> all right. she's here with her husband, robert, her two grandchildren austin and ryan. >> the gang's all here. >> let's take one last look at gretchen before.

and bring out the new gretchen sims. >> oh, wow. >> take them off. >> whoa. >> oh, my gosh! >> oh, my goodness. >> you look fantastic. >> wow, you look great there. >> a great change. bringing her hair color more appropriate for her skin color. she lives in the desert in california, so it's sun bleached and a little bit of hair color. then, of course, the makeup a little softer, a little brighter to go with the new dark color. and max just took off the dead ends and softened her straight bangs and updated her look. >> she looks like sigourney weaver.

>> what do you guys think? >> wow. >> look at the body this woman has. >> as she was getting dressed, i was like hello, body. we wanted to put her in a little dress -- she was a dance teacher and they're going to radio city after this so she wanted to give her a fun outfit to wear. this is anne klein available at macy's. >> come on back, merriam. thanks so much. up next, we're live with sara haines and a bunch of fans right after this. man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guinea pig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online.

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we're back with our special series 3, 2, 1 live with sara. >> sara made herself across the street to check out a great group of fans. what do you have for us? >> first off we've got jamie from atlanta. >> stop it. >> okay, continue. >> really? okay. we've got a question about sightseeing.

>> what is your favorite must-see spot during the holidays in new york city? >> you've got to come to rockefeller center. when they light that tree up -- >> she's here, she's right across the street. >> look out the window. you've already seen it. >> see it, it's going up right now. next up we've got essie from massachusetts. she has a question about energy. >> how do you both maintain your aura of positive energy on days when you're not feeling it, and how do you stay light when you're not really lit? >> what? >> chugga lugga lugga lug. >> they're usually lit, ma'am. >> hello. >> you keep your light. >> i exercise every day, i read the bible. she ignores it. >> and we get along just fine. >> and we get along fine. you know, we love life. we both love life. we love our families. don't necessarily love each other but we work it out. no, we're kidding. we love life. >> thanks, hon.

and we're lit. >> we're going to do some shopping on the hottest toys of the season. >> we'll be right back.

welcome back on this black friday. time for today's countdown to the holidays, and we're doing what women do best, shop. we've got two experts to show us the best deals today. first up, gifts for the ladies with lifestyle expert robin moreno. nice to see you. happy day after thanksgiving. >> you too. >> we're going to start with jewelry, which women never stop loving. >> you want to make your purchase have value and make sense, right? so here's the deal with black friday this year. online retailers are getting in on the action so you no longer have to wait for cyber monday or fight the crowds. so these beautiful sterling silver earrings only $20. and for black friday they have black diamonds and they're offering free fedex shipping on black friday. >> okay.

>> also kohl's is having beautiful jewelry at 50% off all their fine jewelry. >> online. >> on both. >> so save your feet and -- yeah. do it on the computer. and then fragrances. justin bieber was just here. >> he has a new fragrance and macy's is having a deal where if you buy it you get his new cd. if you buy a fragrance for $65, they're giving away free digital video recorders. so that's a great deal for free. >> get it going. now this i love. look at this bag. >> we're seeing a lot of deals on hand bags and shoes, so express is having 40% off all of their holiday bags. >> so what would this bag retail for? >> 40% off. >> all 40% off. >> and the boots? >> these are from j.c. penney's. they have over 100 styles of

boots for under $30. also if you go into their store and you sign in on foursquare, they're giving $25 to the salvation army. so it's sort of a gift that keeps on giving. >> that's my favorite, favorite charities, they're amazing the work they do. also, bags too. >> this is endless.com and they're having huge savings on bags and jewelry and shoes. for instance, these are clog booties. they're $300. on black friday you can get them for 200, so $100 off. >> it makes a huge difference. and who doesn't want a coffee pot for christmas, right? >> things that they really almost give away. walmart has this waffle maker for $3. three bucks, it's crazy. it's the kind of thing that's a stocking stuffer. or if you're in the market for this stuff, why not buy it. it's $10. >> and then gift it. terrific. i think we're going upstairs to hoda. >> we certainly are. there are also some great gifts for the men in your life. joining me here is matt bean, the senior contributing editor at "men's health" magazine.

the guys are going to go crazy over this stuff. if you're wondering what to buy your man, this thing is going hot. >> check this out. 42-inch from sharp, only $200 at best buy. >> how is that possible, a $200 flat screen? >> normally $800. so you're saving $600. you've got to get in there and get one of those tvs from sharp. great deal. >> so stuff for the guys. camera. >> we've got a great 16 mega pixel camera, guess what, $90. normally $160. >> that is half? i can't do math. okay, the kindle. >> tablets are a hot thing and right now this is the kindle 3g with wi-fi. it's $149. plus a $20 gift card at staples. all the other tablets will be on sale as well. the best thing on these is that you can read "men's health" on them. >> look at your little plug. this is always a great gift for men. >> this is the elegant shaving kit. a guy who likes to take his time with the beard.

$25 off anything $100 and up. we have two different kits, the same thing, different scents. >> where are they from? >> art of shaving, right here in new york. beautiful, beautiful gifts. >> let's bundle our guy up for the winter. this hat is probably popular. tell us about this for the guys. >> so j.c. penney, lots of great gifts going on. this claiborne wallet for $15, hats and scarves and gloves 60% off. bulova watches, $99. and then a higher version, $374, normally $500. >> and these scarves look nice. >> luxurious. if you get in there before 1:00, you've got to act quick, you can get 40% off. the rest of the day it's 25%. the sweater over here, this is normally 80, $90. you save 20 bucks. >> is this from banana too. >> i love this deal. $99 for this overcoat at macy's. great deals, normally $300. >> you are kidding. that is beautiful. it's got the whole deal.

who's better than matt? >> i try. coming up next, we haven't forgotten the little ones. every kid's wish list is coming up right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery

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we're back with today's holiday gift guide. if you're dreading hitting the stores today, i don't blame you. >> toy insider has done all the work for you so you can just grab and go. it's the annual list of the hottest toys and it's out. lori is here with the inside scoop. >> and you look like santa's elf in that outfit. >> oh, thank you. let's start with our busy ball popper. put the balls in his ears and look, kids don't know where they're coming out.

that gets them more active. >> and mommy gets to go get them all. that's the way that works. >> now, pokio teaches kids learning through laughter and now we have a wiggle track. >> i like that. >> we can turn the track into a racetrack or even turn this into a hamster wheel. it's lots of fun for the kids. >> i don't know if you remember, but i gave you a sneak peek of lite brite in february. >> and we have not gotten over that. >> now you get to see someone playing with it, it's beautiful. it's all about the lights and they share color. it's beautiful. it is one of the hottest toys for girls, they love it. it's magical. >> do you like it? okay. >> let's go to taylor with his big hands. >> these are called big hands. it stands for become incredibly

gigantic. and he has real articulation in every single finger. >> how about do your number one. >> nice try. >> so we know that kids love to play games on their parents' tablet. so this is made for the ipad called app maze. >> this is ryan. >> he's got a virtual play map that he's going through. he drives all over and it's safe for the ipad. >> let's move on -- >> i'd never be bored in today's world. >> how about michael? >> he is playing a video game that plays on every single platform. let me show you what's exciting. michael is playing but this is the port and the power. i can take this character off. i can decide to be this character today. this character is going to jump back in. now if michael wants to go to his friend's house, he can take this toy, all the experiences he got here, he can go there. toys with brains. >> is it cool? >> he says it's very cool.

>> let's move over here to the create and color with amanda and sara. >> they're coloring a unicorn. this is a create and color. first they create it and then color it. they have a kid-size piece of art. >> let's move down to our jamming music people. >> paper jams band. they can play the guitar. this is active graphics, but here's the mic. you have your phone on? okay. >> everyone has a story. >> but look at this. so this is perfect pitch technology. chorus, harmony and you'll like this song. >> it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ ♪ everywhere you go ♪ take a look at the 5 and 10 ♪ delivering once again ♪ oh, i love the sound of my own

voice every single day ♪ >> we'll show you delicious dishes right after this. we have a look at your forecast as we head into this holiday weekend. a lot of you doing some traveling and we have to be careful in the middle of the country. from chicago to memphis, little rock, houston, there could be some strong thunderstorms and we're tracking another system moving into the northwest. that's going to bring in rain showers for seattle, snow higher up. the east coast looks nice and quiet from new york to boston towards disney world and orlando. temperatures right around 79 degrees down here. you can see the cooldown occurring behind the front. temperatures in the 40s around

kansas city. 41 in minneapolis. snow showers in the twin cities. ahead of the mont, still feeling mild from louisville to atlanta. about 16 here in manhattan and 62 in boston. this system will make some progress. this is a busy travel day on sunday as we try to get home from our destination and you can see the wet weather from buffalo down towards i-10 along the gulf coast. downpours around new orleans and still try in florida but clouding up in the northeast. nice and dry in denver, towards phoenix, brilliant day around los angeles and more rain in the northwest from seattle and heading into portland, as well. check out the temperatures now. i mentioned cooling down behind the front. going from the 60s on saturday to just 44 degrees on sunday in louisville. better chance for rain in atlanta on monday, 53 degrees. and as you can see for the west,

dry around denver. 69 degrees and rain changing to snow and the great lakes on tuesday, even as far south perhaps as nashville, tennessee, we could see wet flakes mixed in. we have "wake up with al" weekdays at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. i habe a cohd.

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in today's kitchen we're getting salty with tonya steele. >> if you're tired of turkey, she's going to show you how to reinvent leftovers. good to see you, lady. >> you know what, who wants to be a clodhopper and have dried up, yucky turkey from a microwave. let's make something different with it. >> what do we do? >> okay, buns of steel, let's do it. >> i'm afraid that's not true. okay, so you have some shredded turkey. now, this is barbecue sauce that we made. it only takes ten minutes.

so you shred some turkey. barbecue is just brown sugar and tomato puree, bacon. >> i thought that was chocolate at first. >> now what we're going to do is make a manwich. >> just what everybody needs after thanksgiving, a manwich. >> so you're going to have your toasted buns, there you go. and we're going to plate up the turkey. you're going to heat this through, right. >> okay. toss it right on there. >> a fancy sloppy joe kind of thing. >> that's exactly what it is. >> what do we have, a little coleslaw we put on there? >> yeah. >> epicurious, by the way, has great recipes for everything. >> hoda, how do you know that? >> someone made it for me.

>> delicious, thank you. >> with the stuffing, what do we do with the stuffing? >> if you're lucky to have leftover stuffing, which i never do, i just stand in front of the fridge and eat it. okay, so we're going to add eggs. >> do you like yours sunny side up or over easy? >> it's like egg hash. >> mmm. >> good idea. that's such a clever idea. >> when you make fried eggs you always want to cover about two minutes. >> look how good that is. >> this is actually sunny side up. a little bit liquidy. >> a little more. >> that looks delicious, though. >> you're going to plate this up. i'm going to do this because -- >> that's what you do. >> that's what i do, that's what i am. and i love to eat, even though it's right after thanksgiving. >> the thing is, no matter how much you eat on thanksgiving,

you are hungry the next day. it's ridiculous. >> your stomach has stretched and now you're ready to eat all the time, right? >> can i just try the stuffing? >> there's no stuffing in the world like my mom's. i'm a stuffing snob. >> delicious. real quick. >> you've got leftover mashed potatoes, you add bacons and shallots and top them with some cheddar cheese. bake it in the up and that is delicious. >> here's hoda's favorite, cranberries. >> mix a little sherry, whipped cream and vanilla ice cream, pound cake. you have a beautiful, fast dessert. >> thank you. >> thank you, honey. >> up next a performance from grammy nominated singing sensation susan boyle. first, this is "today" on nbc. we know a place where tossing and turning

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and we leave you this friday with the scottish singer who took the world by storm, of course, talking about susan boyle. >> here she is singing "autumn leaves." have a wonderful holiday weekend, everybody. >> bye-bye, see ya.

♪ autumn leaves under frozen souls ♪ ♪ hungry hands turning soft and old ♪ ♪ my hero cried as we stood out there in the cold ♪ ♪ like these autumn leaves i don't have nothing to hold ♪ ♪ handsome smile, wearing handsome shoes ♪ ♪ too young to say, though i swear he knew ♪ ♪ and i hear him singing as he sits there in the chair ♪ ♪ while these autumn leaves

float around everywhere ♪ ♪ and i look at you, and i see me ♪ ♪ making noise so restlessly ♪ but now it's quiet and i can hear you sing ♪ ♪ my little fish don't cry, my little fish don't cry ♪ ♪ autumn leaves, they are fading now ♪ ♪ that smile i lost, well i've found somehow ♪ ♪ because you still live on in

my father's eyes ♪ ♪ these autumn leaves, all these autumn leaves ♪ ♪ all these autumn leaves are yours tonight ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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