''Revisited'' is a 1960 album by

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, consisting of live recordings of all the songs from 1953's ''

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''. The CD reissue of the album contains two additional tracks that Lehrer wrote and performed for the PBS television show ''

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'' (and produced and conducted by

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). In October 2020, Lehrer transferred the music and lyrics for all songs he had ever written into the

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. In November 2022, he formally relinquished the copyright and performing/recording rights on his songs, making all music and lyrics composed by him free for anyone to use.

Track listing

# "Introduction" – 3:27 # "I Wanna Go Back to Dixie" – 2:56 # "The Wild West is Where I Want to Be" – 2:31 # " The Old Dope Peddler" – 1:42 # "

Fight Fiercely, Harvard "Fight Fiercely, Harvard" is a satirical college fight song written and originally performed by Tom Lehrer and dedicated to his alma mater, Harvard University.

" – 2:41 # " Lobachevsky" – 4:19 # "The Irish Ballad" – 5:13 # "The Hunting Song" – 1:59 # "My Home Town" – 2:58 # "When You are Old and Grey" – 2:27 # "The Wiener Schnitzel Waltz" – 2:21 # "I Hold Your Hand in Mine" – 1:55 # "Be Prepared" – 2:39 # "L-Y" – 2:11 (CD bonus track) # "Silent E" – 1:30 (CD bonus track)

Notes

On the original Lehrer Records release of ''Revisited'', tracks 1–6 (side 1) were recorded live on November 23 & 24, 1959, in

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, while tracks 7–13 (side 2) were recorded live at two concerts during Lehrer's tour of

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in spring 1960 (March 21 in

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and May 4 in

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). Because of issues with the sound quality of the Australian recordings, England's

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assembled its release of the album solely from the MIT concert tapes. The Decca configuration was the basis for the 1990 Reprise/Warner Bros. CD reissue. The cover photograph was taken at

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, UK, after his performance there on June 29, 1960. Tracks 14 and 15 were recorded May 28, 1971, and December 14, 1972.

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