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"The Lament Of Desmond R G Underwood Fredrick IV"

by Steve Taylor
Album: Liver

Ah, the news of my impending death came at a really bad time for me,
Yeah, the news of my impending death, any other day might have been okay,
I was starting to track with my inner guide, I was getting in touch with my feminine side,
But when the doctor starts whistling "Happy Trails," tends to take a bit of wind out of the old sails.

Desi Ray, if I may be so blunt,
Galahad, bag your agnostic front,
Underwood, hire a good undertaker,
Freddie, get ready to meet your maker.

Ah, the news of my impending death came at a really bad time for me,
I was far too young to depreciate when they read me my expiration date,
I'd built iron man stalls in the northern wild, I played Cabbage Patch dolls with my inner child,
Now I'm getting sealed bids for the granite vault, and I'm pretty sure this is my parents' fault.

Desi Ray, if I may be so blunt,
Galahad, bag your agnostic front,
Underwood, hire a good undertaker,
Freddie, get ready to meet your maker.

Ah, the news of my impending death came at a really bad time for me,
When they cancel your breathing policy, tends to steal a bit of the old joie de vivre,
I'd just found the lost key to my mythic life, so I bravely shook free of my kids and wife,
I had seminars booked as a second career until a still, small voice screamed loud and clear...

Desi Ray, if I may be so blunt,
Galahad, bag your agnostic front,
Underwood, hire a good undertaker,
Freddie, get ready to meet your maker,
Desi Ray, if I may be so blunt,
Galahad, bag your agnostic front,
Underwood, hire a good undertaker,
Freddie, get ready to meet your maker.

(Hey, thanks. Thanks a lot. We're gonna do a couple of covers tonight, alright' Are you ready' The first one is from a cover...cover from an album called "I Predict A Clone." And, um, the second is from one of my all time favourite bands...I just can't pronounce their name. So take it away, Wade.)


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