Ummmm...feel free to e-mail me about any reference you don’t get. I don’t think I remember writing this song.
lyrics
Pencil, pen, hen, Zen, Richard Gere, head gear,
Heads Up! Up-see-daisy, daisy chain, chain gang,
Gangs of New York, “New York, New York,” Frank Sinatra, Rat Pack
Pack rat, Rat pack, pack of smokes, smoke stack,
Robert Stack, “Stack-o-lee,” Mississippi John Hurt,
Finger-picker, nose-picker, boogar, sugar, Sugar Ray...
Ray Charles, Charles DeGaul, California baseball,
Billy Joel, “Piano Man,” pan, Dan, fan, Stan,
Stanley Zbornac, “Golden Girls,” “Empty Nest,” nest egg,
egg toss, tossed salad, tuna salad, potato salad,
picnic, bears, Chicago Bears, Mike Ditka, Chris Farley
Harley, gnarly, 80’s, ladies, punk rock, rock of ages,
30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, Beatles, Stones Jagger, dagger,
Knife, wife, ball ‘n chain, Dick Cheney, schlong, wang,
Big bang, universe, universal remote control....
Troll, bridge, Midge, fridge, freezer, frozen, ice cubes,
Cube steak, steak fries, Super size, Micky Dees,
Mickey Rooney, Rooney Fest, mudslides, water slides,
Dorney Park, park ranger, Range Rover, Grover Cleveland,
Cincinnati Reds, Whites, Blues Clues, animation, Nick at Nite, Ducktails....oooooooh....
Lobster tails, Red Lobster, seafood, Thai food,
Ty Cobb, corn on the cob, husk, musk, Old Spice,
Spice Girls, Girl Gone Wild, “Wild Side,” Lou Reed,
Clarinet, Netflix, internet, “Innerspace,” Martin Short, John Candy, “Uncle Buck,” buck naked, “Naked Gun,” “Airplane,” Clarence Unger, younger, older.
Control freak, freak of nature, Guinness, pint, pint-sized,
Danny Devito, Batman, Gotham City, city limits,
Austin, Texas, George Bush, assholes, poop, scoop,
Ice cream, Sunday, church, pray, on your knees,
Elton John, “Tiny Dancer,” Tony Danza, “Who’s The Boss?”
Boss Tweed, Boss Hog, a log, a dog, a frog, a jog,
Bill Murray, Murray Hill, down the hill, Jack and Jill,
Jack Daniels, Jack Johnson, John and Johnson, band-aids,
Plastic, Visa, Mastercard, masturbate, KY,
“Why? Because we....” Mickey Mouse, Mighty Mouse, mouse trap,
Rat trap, trap door, Doris Roberts, Robert Redford,
Reds, blues, twos, threes, fours, fives, tens, twenties....
credits
from A Man Down,
released June 1, 2008
AJJ - vocals, piano, dobro, accordion
Lelah Simon: bull fiddle
Kari Groff - fiddle
Cory Seznec: fingerstyle guitar
Tim Zapach - drums
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