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Kind of Pretty Awful
03:34
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I’m trying to tell you how I feel
But I can’t describe it well
Every day is full of woe
Every night a life in hell
Can you hear me now
The words are just another sound
Am I getting through to you, Alva?
I’m trying to tell you how I feel
But I never get it right
Oh so woeful are my days
Oh so hellish are my nights
Can you hear me now
The words are just another sound
Am I getting through to you, Alva?
It’s kind of pretty awful
It’s kind of really bad
It’s kind of pretty awful
I’m going really mad
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2. |
The Lions Are Full
01:38
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Tick tick ticking
And the lions are full,
Snow and cans
Of tabby tap gruel.
Morning kitchen sounds
There’s an ache in your side,
The tapping and the ticking
Take you for a ride
A ride on a bed
With flapping wings
A blanket parachute
And a pillow that sings
Into your ear
Calliope things
That draw you near
Like a barker woofing
Smells of the grease
And the sweat
A gently higher note
So you don’t forget:
It’s only a ride
And behind it lies
A special little something
You can claim as your prize
So jump from the bed
With your blanket loft
And ease through the ache
To a landing soft
Where the lions are full
And the ticking tapping ticking
Disappears with a cough
[cough]
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3. |
A Wedding in Spain
03:08
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He leaned out of the car window
My brother is going to marry an English girl
It’s very easy to meet English tourists in Spain
We were laughing about all the places we’ve lived
Boda la boda la boda la boda
La boda la boda l’abode
This house looks very much like my house does
Eliza has fallen in love with a silly man
I haven’t noticed what she is wearing tonight
I have to attend to the drinks and my colleagues good will
Boda la boda la boda la boda
La boda la boda l’abode
What does he think of the situation?
He doesn’t want to think of the problems, no
What does he think of the situation?
He doesn’t want to think of the problems, no
Boda la boda la boda la boda
La boda la boda l’abode
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4. |
Foxes
03:22
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Be careful, little bunny. Foxes are about.
They’ll lure you with their beauty
And they’ll sniff you with their snout.
You’ll never see them coming
‘Coz they’re shifty in their shapes
But once they are upon you
There’ll be no time for escapes.
Beware, my little bunny. Foxes are the rage.
You’ll see them in the future
In a time they haven’t aged.
Their mystery is intoxing
And their charm a worthy foe
You must avoid a foxing
To maintain the status quo.
Come here, sweet little bunny. Foxes are the start.
I’ll hide you from their clutches
And I’ll still your beating heart.
You’re warm and very tender
And your pulse is such delight
There’s not another one whose flesh
I’d love to taste tonight.
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There’s a league of supervillains
Doing supervillain chi
They’ve taken over the government
But they won’t take over me
Sure they’ll fix a couple things
But the bottom line is this
If it don’t earn a buck
Well it don’t deserve to exist
There’s a league of supervillains
And their evil reigns supreme
They’ve taken over the government
But they won’t take over me
Now the league of supervillains
Took a hypocritic oath
They think they are unstoppable
And to prove it here’s a quote...
The league of supervillains
Casts a supervillain spell
They say they’re building heaven
But they’re taking us to hell
Everything’s a spinning yarn
Whichever side you’re on
But if it smells like cow manure
You bet your ass you bought the farm
The league of supervillains
That’s a low tide that you smell
They say they’re building heaven
But they’re taking us to hell
[In a chrome wheelbarrow!]
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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my
cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.
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