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"Break It To Them Gently" (MP3)
When you see my lady, with the jiggle in her thighs
When you see my lady, with the twinkle in her eyes
Baby I'll be there to shake your hand
(Shake your hand)
Baby I'll be there to share the land
(Share the land)
That they'll be givin' away
When we all live together
Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand
(Shake your hand)
Maybe I'll be there to share the land
(Share the land)
That they'll be givin' away
When we all live together
I have to admit I was riding the wave of 70s' optimism in 1970 when I heard this. So there was no question in my mind the singer would be there to 'share the land'. I should have known that Burton Cummings, being Canadian, was a lot more cynical than that.
All you're feeling right now is silly human brides.
You're feeling it like everyone, it's silly human pride.
All you're feeling right now
Is silly hue and cry.
All you're feeling right now
Is silly human pride.
All you're feeling right now
Is silly human fright.
or
All you're feeling right now
Is silly human fight.
All you're feeling right now
Is silly human pride.
All you're feeling right now
Is silly, you've been crying.
All you're feeling right now
Is silly human pride.
All you're feeling right now
It's silly, you've been fired.
All you're feeling right now
Is silly human pride.
All your feeling right now
Is a super human fly
All you're feeling right now
Is silly human pride.
Michael was a real smart arse ... I'm am really glad, he got it wrong too. :-)
Centaur, don't you fall.
or
Santa, don't you fall
Stand tall, don't you fall.
Centaur, don't you fall.
Stand tall, don't you fall.
I just can't think about 'em now, or leave 'em out anymore
...
Or do so much - or do so many
...
You got me down on my knees for your mama
I just can't think about 'em now, or live 'em out anymore
...
Or through so much - or through so many
...
You got me down on my knees for ya, mama
She's treated him so badly, he now fancies her mother!
Oh, Sasha, don't you fall
Oh, stand tall, and don't you fall
Oh, Spencer!
Oh, stand tall...
Oh, smack down
Oh, stand tall
Oh, snack time
And don't you find
Oh, stand tall
And don't you fall
Santa, don't you call.
Stand tall, don't you fall.
Stacked tall, and don’t you fall
Stand tall, and don’t you fall
"You Saved My Soul" (MP3)
We were mothers for so long
or
We were robbers for so long
We were lovers for so long