Wambaugh's song in full: "A man stops me on the street He says tell me, tell me of this place called Rome Where the mayors never last Where the cows have human calves Why would anybody want to call this home? I'll tell you It's a place where the people all give just a little more than they take However strange, bizarre or feeble We give just a little more than we take That's the Song of Rome That's the song the Romans sing It's the music of the stranger who will always let you in Through our pains and our sorrows We still look forward to tomorrows Cos we live in the spirit of a people Who give just a little more than they take That's the Song of Rome That's the song the Romans... That's the Song of Rome Let us always sing the Song of Rome
This Episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costuming for a Series.
This is, no question, my absolute favourite Picket Fences episode, and it leaves us in tears every time we watch it. The ending is just outstanding, and as David E. Kelley's effective swansong from the series, it's a triumph. I've transcribed the lyrics to Wambaugh's song, they're in the Quotes section on the main page for this episode.
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