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The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course |
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The city fathers they're trying to endorse |
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The reincarnation of |
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Paul Revere's horse |
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But the town has no need to be nervous |
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The ghost of |
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Belle Starr, she hands down her wits |
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To Jezebel the nun who violently knits |
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A bald wig for |
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Jack the Ripper who sits |
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At the head of the chamber of commerce |
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Mama's in the fact'ry, she ain't got no shoes |
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Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for the fuse |
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I'm in the streets with the tombstone blues |
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The hysterical bride in the penny arcade |
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Screaming she moans, "I've just been made" |
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Then she sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade |
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Says, "My advice is to not let the boys in" |
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Now the medicine man comes and he shuffles inside |
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He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride"Stop all this weeping and swallow your prideYou will not die, it's not poison" |
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Mama's in the fact'ry, she ain't got no shoes |
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Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for the fuse |
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I'm in the streets with the tombstone blues |
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Well, John the |
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Baptist after torturing a thief |
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Looks up to his hero the |
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Commander-in- |
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Chief"Tell me great hero, but please make it briefIs there a hole for me to get sick in?" |
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The Commander-in- |
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Chief answers him, chasing a fly |
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Saying, "Death to all those who would whimper and cry" |
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And dropping a bar bell he points to the sky |
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Saying, "The sun is not yellow it's chicken" |
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Mama's in the fact'ry, she ain't got no shoes |
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Daddy's in the alley, he's lookin' for the fuse |
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I'm in the streets with the tombstone blues |
