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Tim O'Brien( Tim OBrien )
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Tombstone Blues
The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course The city fathers they're trying to endorse The reincarnation of Paul Revere's horse But the town has no need to be nervous.
The ghost of Belle Star she hands down her wits To Jezebel the nun she violently knits A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits At the head of the chamber of commerce.
Mama's in the fact'ry She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food. And I'm in the kitchen With the tombstone blues.
The hysterical bride in the penny arcade Screaming she moans, 'I've just been made' Then sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade Says, 'My advice is to not let the boys in'.
Now the medicine man comes and shuffles inside He walks with a swagger and he says to be bride 'Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride You will not die, it's not poison'.
Mama's in the fact'ry She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food. And I'm in the kitchen With the tombstone blues.
The geometry of innocent flesh on the bone Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Causes Galileo's math book to get thrown At Delilah who's sitting worthlessly alone But the tears on her cheeks they're from laughter.
I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill I would set him in chains at the top of the hill Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille He could die happily ever after.
Mama's in the fact'ry She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food. And I'm in the kitchen With the tombstone blues.
Where Ma Raney and Beethoven once unwrapped their bed roll Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole And the National Bank at a profit sells road maps for the soul To the old folks home and the college.
I wish I could write you a melody so plain That could hold you dear lady from going insane That could ease you and cool you and cease all the pain Of your useless and pointless knowledge
Mama's in the fact'ry She ain't got no shoes Daddy's in the alley He's lookin' for food And I'm in the kitchen With the tombstone blues.
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