It's Been A Long, Long Story lyrics

It's been a long, long, long, long story 'bout the fight to make men free, It's been a long, long, long, long story about as long as a story ought to be So hold your hats boys, hold the fort I'm here to make a long story short so it's time to sail in to the port Time to make a long story short. It's been........... about the fight to make the Union grow It's been............ Story that's been told too slow. *chorus* It's been............ about the fight to ban the bomb It's been.............. Should have been a long time gone. *chorus* It's been.......... about the fight to keep the hungry lands It's been............ about as long as a hungry world can stand. *chorus*