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Crossin' the highway late last night, He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right, He didn't see the station wagon, car, The skunk got squashed and there you are! (Chorus) You got yer Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Stinkin' to high heaven! Take a whiff on me that ain't no rose! Roll up yer window and hold yer nose, You don't have to look and you don't have to see, 'Cause you can feel it in your olfactory, (Repeat Chorus) Yeah you got yer dead cat and you got yer dead dog, On a moonlight night you got yer dead toad frog Got yer dead rabbit and yer dead raccoon, The blood and the guts they're gonna make you swoon! You got yer dead skunk, in the middle, Dead skunk in the middle of the road. Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Stinkin' to high heaven. C'mon stink! (Fiddle break) You got it, It's dead, it's in the middle, Dead skunk in the middle! Dead skunk in the middle of the road, Stinkin' to high heaven! All over the road, technicolor man! Oh, you got pollution. It's dead, it's in the middle, And it's stinkin' to high, high heaven! (Fiddle fadeout) |
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Used to have a red guitar until I smashed it one drunk night
Smashed it in the classic form as Peter Townsend might I threw it in the fireplace, I left it there awhile Kate, she started crying when she saw my sorry smile Red guitar was made of wood, could not take the heat Red guitar, it caught on fire and the damage was complete It burned until all that was left was six pegs and six strings Kate, she said "You are a fool, you've done a foolish thing." I put the remains in the case and I put the case away Went to New York City for a new guitar the next day I bought myself a blond guitar, I had if for three days Some junky stole my blond guitar. God works in wondrous ways |
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East Indian princess lives in a western dream
Happy like a child, her mother is a queen You know she's safe as a cow on a Calcutta street This English way of life has got that other life beat And reading magazines, she sits in straightbacked chairs She's got a common welfare, she's got a queen that cares She's got meat on her bones, she doesn't starve at least Not like the folks back home, not like the folks back east Yeah, but this Indian is English, no matter how she tries You know the sari and the sandals, it's just a bad disguise She got a mark on her forehead, she got a stud in her nose Yeah, but this Indian is English and I'm afraid it shows 'Cause you can see her at Wimpey's and on a movie queue line Her river's not the Ganges, it is the Serpentine East Indian princess, she got the western pain She got the western mind, that girl has gone insane |
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I went down to the library, you know the big one way downtown
I went down to the library, you know the big one way downtown I pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencil These, these, these are the words that I did put down I’m a dud-fire cracker, I ain’t got any fuse I ain’t got no inspiration since I lost my muse I’m a table with two legs, I’m a spider with five I’m going down, slow muse, when will you arrive? Oh muse, where are you? Oh muse, where are you? You know I eat, drink and I smoke stuff I don’t know what to do I went to the mountain and the desert too I was there ladies so where were you I’m a flattened out wave, I ain’t got any curl I’m an empty old oyster, I ain’t got any pearl Muse, where are you? Oh muse, where are you? You know I eat, drink and I smoke stuff I don’t know what to do Sit up late, stay up wait It’s a rule of thumb she’s got to come Sit up late, stay up wait It’s a rule of thumb she’s got to come I take lots of cold showers and I go for long walks I wait for a pitch but the fickle bitch barks Took a shot of whiskey and a snort of cocaine Opened up my head and stuck electrodes in my brain Oh muse, where are you? Where are you muse, oh where are you? You know I eat, drink and I smoke stuff I eat, drink and I smoke stuff I eat, drink and I smoke stuff I don’t know what to do |
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It's wonderful to be alive
To be a bee in this beehive It's tough as nails, it's smooth as silk It's milk and honey, without milk I work with flowers, it's my work From this, there's no way that I can shirk No-no-no-no-no, there is no complex philosophy It's just because I'm a bee Unlike the skunk, I do not smell But I have a thing and it stings like hell As heroes go, I'm unsung But step on me and you'll get stung You'll get stung The cutest bee I've ever seen Is our own big, fat sexy queen It's true she hasn't got such great legs But you should see the girl lay eggs It's wonderful to be a bee Although there are billions just like me This hive of mine, I call it home There is no place like comb sweet comb |
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| 3:03 |
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At the station you can meet her
With that smile you couldn?t cheat her A woman that kind is hard to find It?s good to take a girl In the not so very good world And walk in the park until it gets dark Sometimes I feel ugly and old Excuse me, baby, if I?m acting bold My head gets hot but my feet aren?t cold Excuse me if you will Take a breather on a bench Helps to build up the suspense Then the two of you go to a movie show If she?s a woman there?s a chance That she maybe likes to dance So you go to the hall and you out step ?em all Don?t make a hullabaloo, I?m not the hoi polloi I?ll try any trick and I?ll pull any ploy I?m a used up twentieth century boy Excuse me if you will She takes you home to meet the folks Laughing at the fathers jokes Shall we watch TV? It?s all right with me Time to go, you?re going to miss her In the doorway try to kiss her Oh, it tastes so good like you hoped it would If I was 16 again I?d give my eyetooth I?m tired and I?m hungry and I?m looking for my youth I?m a little uncool and I?m a little uncouth Oh, excuse me, yes, excuse me if you will At the station you can meet her With that smile you couldn?t cheat her A woman that kind is hard to find |
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Drunk men stagger, drunk men fall
Drunk men swear and that's not all Quite often they will urinate outdoors Like widowed women, drunk men weep Like children curled up, drunk men sleep Like a dog, a drunk will crawl around on all fours Be he broke bum or rich rake His dinner be it bread or cake His beverage be the worse of whiskey, finest wine Puke it stinks and so it seems That drunkards go to great extremes But there has yet to be a perfectly straight line Drunks talk strong when drunks are weak It's easy for a drunk to speak Straight from the heart Yeah, drunks will fight they're not afraid To kiss the mistress and make the maid It's a manly art Oh but big toll will take Blood vessels in nose will break Bags beneath the eyes, another sign Drunks get ugly, so it seems That drunkards go to great extremes But there has yet to be a perfectly straight line Drunks are friendly when they're drunk and Drunks are hostile when they're drunk Which drunk it is, it all depends upon When drunks aren't drunk, they thirst for drink And the elephants are grey, not pink And the drink evaporates the man is gone, gone, gone, gone Back to the yachts and the subway cars To the hip-flasks and fruit jars Flat on the face and flat on the behind Oh, drunks get drunk and so it seems That drunkards go to great extremes But there has yet to be a perfectly straight line Straight line Straight line |
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Told you I love you
Talked on the [Incomprehensible] You'd said that you like me, feel like a fool Say that you like me, that's not enough Say that you love me, I'm calling your bluff Say that you love me, say that it's true Say that you love me and I said it to you I don't want a new bow tie I don't want a new dress It's time to admit it Come on, it's time to confess Say that you love me, open your heart Three simple words, least it's a start Come on, say that you love me, say that it's true Say that you love me and I said it to you Well, it's been said before and you can say it again I got to be more than just one of your friends I must know you love me, there must be no doubt Open your heart, open your mouth Say that you love me, say that it's true Say that you love me and I said it to you Say that you love me, say that it's, say that it's true Say that you love me and I said it to you |
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