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"After The Gold Rush" (MP3)
And the Archies split the tree
And the archer split the tree
"After The Gold Rush" (MP3)
Flying Mother Nature with her steed to a new home in the Sun.
Flying Mother Nature's silver seed to a new home in the Sun.
"After The Gold Rush" (MP3)
Flying mother nature's silver seed to a new woman in the sun.
Flying mother nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun.
"After The Gold Rush" (MP3)
Flying mother nature's silver seed to a new womb in the sun
Flying mother nature's silver seed to a new home in the sun
"After The Gold Rush" (MP3)
Look at Mother Nature on the run, into 1917.
Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970's.
"After The Gold Rush" (MP3)
There were presidents singing
There were peasants singing
"After the Gold Rush" (MP3)
And the archer fled the scene
And the archer split the tree
"After the Gold Rush" (MP3)
And the archers ate the tree
And the archer split the tree
"After the Gold Rush" (MP3)
And the archers they were mean
And the archer split the tree
"After the Gold Rush" (MP3)
Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1917.
Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970's.
"After the Gold Rush" (MP3)
Look, another nation on the run in the 1970s.
Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s.
"After the Gold Rush" (MP3)
There was pleasant singing
There were peasants singing
"After the Gold Rush" (MP3)
There were pheasants singing
There were peasants singing
"Alabama"
Banjos playin' through the broken glass
Wind blows down in Alabam
See the old folks tyin' white ropes
Hear the banjo come to take you down home.
Banjos playin' through the broken glass
Windows down in Alabama
See the old folks tied in white ropes
Hear the banjo; don't it take you down home?
"Alabama"
I'm from a new land
I come to you, man; see, all is ruined
What are you doin' Alabam?
I'm from a new land
I come to you and see all this ruin
What are you doin' Alabama?
Have a cookie
Albuquerque
I found the cookie
Albuquerque
I love cookie
Albuquerque
I love cooking.
Albuquerque
Oh-oh, I'm a turkey.
Albuquerque
"Burned"
Now i am finding out that it is old c**t music
Now I am Finding out that it is so confusing
A dream of old pitchers,
a run in the night
A dreamer of pictures,
I run in the night
I wanna live in sin with a girl.
I wanna live with a cinnamon girl.
I wanna live with a Syrian girl
I wanna live with a cinnamon girl.
I wanna live with a cinema girl
I wanna live with a cinnamon girl
I wanna live with a simian girl.
I wanna live with a cinnamon girl.
I wanna live with an anemic girl.
I wanna live with a cinnamon girl.
Ma send me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
The seal baby loves to dance.
Pa sent me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
You see your baby loves to dance.
Ma send me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
This eel baby loves to dance.
Pa sent me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
You see your baby loves to dance.
Ma send me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
You see your baby's underpants.
Pa sent me money now
I'm gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
You see your baby loves to dance.
Passing me money down
Pa, send me money now.
Tenor and saxes
A place near the hole
The drummer relaxes
And waits between shows
Ten silver saxes
A bass with a bow
The drummer relaxes
Waits between shows
Tits over saxons
Ten silver saxes
I like my misheard lyrics better than the actual lyrics
You see your baby lost his pants
You see your baby loves to dance
"Cortez the Killer" (MP3)
Hank was just a legend.
Hate was just a legend.
"Don't Let It Bring You Down"
It's only tassels turning
It's only castles burning
"Down By The River" (MP3)
Down by the river,
Dead, oh, shot a deer.
Down by the river,
Dead, oh, shot her dead.
"Down By The River" (MP3)
Down by the river, I shot my gravy.
Down by the river, I shot my baby.
"Down By The River" (MP3)
Down in the river
Load, oh, shot my load.
Down by the river
Dead, oh, shot her dead.
"Downtown"
Give your money to the gay man,
Young blood in his eyes.
Give your money to the gate man,
Young blood in his eye.
"Downtown"
Give your money to the gay man,
your blood in his eye
Give your money to the gate man,
young blood in his eye
Just like children sweeping, we could dream this night away
Just like children sleeping, we could dream this night away
On this harbor cruise
On this harvest moon.
On this harvest noon
On this harvest moon
Well I see you give more than I can take
In this corny Harvest song.
Will I see you give more than I can take?
Will I only harvest some?
Will I see you give more than I can take?
Well, I own this Harvest song.
Will I see you give more than I can take?
Will I only harvest some?
One of my all time favourite songs.
And I'm getting over it
And I'm getting old
I wanna lil', I wanna kill
I wanna live, I wanna give
I'd kill a minor for a heart of gold
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
I've been searching for an artichoke.
I've been searching for a heart of gold.
I've been to Harlem
I've been to Hollywood
For a pot of gold
For a heart of gold
I've been a minor for a heart of gold
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
I've been in Rhine wine, it's such a fine wine
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
I've been searching for a harder goal
I've been searching for a heart of gold.
Big Bird's flying over the sky.
Big birds flying over the sky.
As the Sesame Street character, and an apostrophe before the 's' to indicate "Big Bird is".
Helpless, helpless, help, albert
Helpless, helpless, helpless
"Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)" (MP3)
It's better to burn 'em
'cause roasts never speak
It's better to burn out
'cause rust never sleeps
There's comma in your eye.
There's calm in your eye.
There's cum in your eye
There's calm in your eye.
There's harm in your eyes.
There's calm in your eye.
There's scum in your eye.
There's calm in your eye.
Bears come in your eyes.
There's calm in your eye.
There's gum in your eyes
There's calm in your eyes
"Love Is A Rose"
Love is a nose, but you better not pick it.
Love is a rose, but you better not pick it.
"Love Is A Rose"
Love is a ruse.
Love is a rose.
"Motorcycle Mama"
And we'll see the world from the high lights.
And we'll see the world from my Harley.
"Motorcycle Mama"
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your b*tch bike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
"Motorcycle Mama"
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big bike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
I'm not sure all beauty should be
Preserved like a monument.
A natural beauty should be
Preserved like a monument.
Gotta find Hoover and bang his head on the ground
What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground
Oh Daddy Ohio
4 dead in Ohio
Oh Daddy and Oh Hi Ho
Four dead in Ohio
Oh, baby, Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Old man, look at balls
Mine's a lot like yours were
Old man, look at my life
I'm a lot like you were
"On Broadway"
Give me that crap
Give me some of that crap.
Give me that crack
Give me some of that crack.
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (MP3)
I have a friend I never see
He hides his head inside a tree.
I have a friend I never see
He hides his head inside a dream.
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (MP3)
I have a friend I've never seen
He hides his head inside a tree.
I have a friend I've never seen
He hides his head inside a dream.
"Peace Of Mind"
Everybody needs a piece, pizza pie.
Everybody needs peace, peace of mind.
"Pocahontas"
I got Indian blood and I fight with Cher
I got an Indian rug and a pipe to share
"Powderfinger"
Look out mama there's a white boy comin' up the river.
Look out mama there's a white boat comin' up the river
"Powderfinger"
When the first shot hit the dog, I saw it coming.
When the first shot hit the dock, I saw it coming.
"Razor Love"
It's a razor love that cuts cream through.
It's a razor love that cuts clean through.
"Rockin In The Free World" (MP3)
Got a man of the people says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn got drugs to try.
Got a man of the people says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn got roads to drive.
"Rockin' In The Free World" (MP3)
Bullwinkle, Rocky and a Tree Squirrel
Keep on rocking in the free world.
"Rockin' In The Free World" (MP3)
Keep the broccoli in the freezer.
Keep on rockin' in the free world.
"Rockin' In The Free World" (MP3)
Klingons rockin' in the free world.
Keep on rockin' in the free world.
"Rockin' In The Free World" (MP3)
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan but I am the lamb.
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan but I am to them.
"Rockin' In The Free World" (MP3)
There's a war inside
Come in ahead.
There's a warning sign
On the road ahead.
"Rockin' in The Free World" (MP3)
There's a lot of people sayin we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like savin' but I am the lamb.
There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead
Don't feel like Satan but I am to them.
"Rockin' in the Free World" (MP3)
There's colors on the screen
There's colors on the street
"Sail Away"
I could live inside a T.V.
I could live inside a teepee.
"Sample and Hold"
I need a eunuch to sample and hold.
I need a unit to sample and hold.
Southern chains gonna come at last;
Now your horses are runnin' fast
Southern change gonna come at last;
Now your crosses are burnin' fast
"Sugar Mountain"
With the barbers and the coloured bafoons
With the barkers and the coloured balloons
"Tell Me Why"
Sailing hard ships
Sailing heart-ships
"Tell Me Why"
Tell me lies later, compensate me
Tell me lies later, come and see me
"The Needle And The Damage Done" (MP3)
I see the needles and the damaged dolls.
I've seen the needle and the damage done.
"The Needle And The Damage Done" (MP3)
Milk duds
To keep from running out.
Milk-blood
To keep from running out.
"The Old Laughing Lady"
You can't have it covered if there ain't no wall.
You can't have a cupboard if there ain't no wall.
"The Old Laughing Lady"
You can't have recovered if there ain't no war.
or
You can't have recovery if there ain't no war.
You can't have a cupboard if there ain't no wall.
Somewhere on a desert island
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a Harley-Davidson