Friendly Tavern Polka

Friendly Tavern Polka

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Friendly Tavern Polka

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A lively, crowded tavern is the setting for this soundie where the title song is performed while the while couples are energetically dancing the polka.

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Sylvia Froos

Sylvia Froos

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