"Sweaters for Penguins" is a song written by James Gordon for the

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program ''Basic Black''. It describes a true incident, in which

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s were requested to help rehabilitate

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s injured by

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s in

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Discography

* James Gordon's ''Tune Cooties'' * Cathy Miller's ''A Quilter's World''Cathy Miller's cover with sample
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References

James Gordon (Canadian musician) songs {{folk-song-stub