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He offered them a good ride on* |
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To help them save the family farm |
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For ergo he was damn near good as rain |
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Then came the time for them to choose |
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An offer they could not refuse |
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With easy-outs and capital gain |
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No one has a suspicious feelin |
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You really couldn't call it stealin' |
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He did it with a style most would admire |
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But he had picked 'em off like a bird on a wire |
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He had open fire on a bird on a wire |
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A nudge a wink and they'd be gettin higher |
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He whipped out his fountain pen |
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While the tears were gettin' drier |
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And then he picked 'em off like a bird on a wire |
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There ain't a kid with a |
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BB gun Or an alley cat with room to run |
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Who could bring 'em down like they was out for hire |
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Yeah, he could pick 'em off like a bird on a wire |
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He went golfing everyday |
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They voted while he was away |
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Though technically he's chairman of the board |
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They had become avaricious |
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Leaving him to do the dishes |
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They introduced him to his new landlord |
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Who told him his time came and went |
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Their office in the orient |
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Would send him checks for soon he would retire |
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Yeah, they had picked him off like a bird on a wire |
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They had open fire on the bird on a wire |
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He was sleeping they were getting higher |
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They polished up their macintosh while his ass was in the mire |
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And then they picked him off like a bird on a wire |
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There ain't a kid with a |
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BB gun Or an alley cat with room to run |
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Who could bring 'em down like they was out for hire |
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Yeah, they could pick 'em off like a bird on a wire |
