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All Aboard!
04:43
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Come and see:
Miss Sister Cora Lee
Head-mistress Mean
Which made a good career
Until one day the orphans found the gasoline
Now, let me introduce you
To marauding Aunt Matilda
If you think you recognize her
It's probably cuz she killed ya
And Uncle Owen
With his cabinet full of toys
He stole from all the corpses
Of those little orphan boys
Isabella
Offers you a seat
I wouldn't sit there
And if she offers you a ride
She's probably gunning for your hide
And for your meat
Now, anxious Anabella
Hated Dancing for the fellas
So one day she took a fancy
To constructing skin umbrellas
And greedy Gertrude sits beside her
Growing flowers from her eyes
She's become quite a garden these days
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Of All The People
04:05
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(instrumental)
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Soul of a Man
04:16
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Won't somebody tell me?
Answer if you can
Won't somebody tell me?
What is the soul of a man?
I read my bible often
I try to read it right
As far as I can understand
A man is more than his mind
I've traveled to the distant countries
I've been to all your foreign lands
I can't find nobody to tell me
Just what is the soul of a man?
Won't somebody tell me?
Answer if you can
Won't somebody tell me?
Just what is the soul of a man?
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Sepulcro del Jugador
05:44
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Tijuana
Is the place
You were bound to make an
Escape
You're turning up aces,
Little man
They all fell in
The palm of your hand
Have you found your way out?
No second chances now
Tijuana
You're out of luck
The money's spent and you're pretty....
All bets are off now,
Poor little man
Somebody fingered
Your plan
Have you found your way out?
No second chances now
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Flies
05:56
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Summertime
And it's a mean one
Got breath like a train, man
And a stench to match
The way the light
Falls on your features
You're a pretty girl
But you've let yourself go too much
Since you've been gone
The flies are everywhere
They cover the wall
And buzz 'round my head
I can't tell you why
I guess it must have something to do with this weather...
Summertime
And it's a goddamn shame
Got the stench of a burnt match
And the hum of a train
Now, I was dressin' us up
For a grand old evening on the town
But we don't move like we used to
You don't move like you used to
Since you've been gone
The flies are everywhere
They got in my eyes
And now everything's black
I think they got in my head
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One Lucky Guy
05:27
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Huff & Puff
04:47
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Well, who's that knocking at my door?
It's prince charming, sweetheart,
And I brought you your glass slipper
Oh, I think I've heard that before
No, I mean, it's Saint Nicholas
And I've got a great present for you
What do you take me for?
Listen, you better open up
You're starting to make me mad
Well, I don't like you anymore
You hog
You dog
You swine
You hound
Well, blow me down
I'll huff and I'll puff
And I'll blow your straw away
You may be full of hot air,
but underneath there are thick sticks
But sticks are brittle
I've got lungs like a lion
If straws and sticks don't do the trick
Baby, you can't beat my brick house
Then set out your milk and cookies
I'll be coming down your chimney
We'll I've already got my fire lit
That's not the hot ass I was looking for....
You hyena
Hoss
Mutt
Cutlet
Well, blow me down
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?
Well, blow me down
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Burning House
05:11
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Well did they sell you for a second
C'mon, girls, let's just be honest
Did they make your life a living Hell
And then leave you behind?
This is no life to be living
This boarding house will kill us
Even faster than the meanest streets
So are you with us to the end?
The bitter end
We know where they all sleep
Cuz, we're sleeping there ourselves
We can board up every exit
We can light up this old hell
If we can make it in this prison
We can make it on our own
We're doing it already girls,
So are you with us to the bone?
The brittle bone
Let the fire lick the sky
Light the stars and show the way
We'll scorch the earth beneath our feet
The hell, we'll leave them in our wake
We'll rise and lick the sky
Light the stars and show the way
We're coming home tonight
We're taking back our lives
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