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40,000 men will win everyday
40,000 men and women everyday
40,000 men with hand grenades
40,000 men and women everyday
All our turnips have come.
All our times have come.
Baby take my hand, don't fear the reefer
We'll be able to fly, don't fear the reefer.
Baby take my hand, don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly, don't fear the reaper.
Baby take my hand, don't feel the reefer
We'll be able to fly, don't feel the reefer.
Baby take my hand, don't fear the reaper
We'll be able to fly, don't fear the reaper.
C'mon baby, don't fear the rainbow!
C'mon baby, don't fear the reaper
C'mon baby, don't fear the reefer
C'mon baby, don't fear the reaper
Caesar don't fear the reaper
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Caesars don't fear the reaper
Seasons don't fear the reaper
Came in last night 'round seven
And it was clear that she couldn't go on.
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear that she couldn't go on.
Come on baby (Don't feel the recoil)
Baby, take my hand (Don't fell the recoil)
Come on baby (Don't fear the Reaper)
Baby, take my hand (Don't fear the Reaper)
Don't fear the reefer.
Don't fear the Reaper.
Don't fear the reverb.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't fear the river.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't feed an ameoba
Don't fear the reaper
Don't feed the reaper.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't feed the reefer
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't feel the rainbow.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't feel the reaper.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't feel the reefer.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't feel the repo
Don't fear the reaper
Don't feel the reverb.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't feel the wrinkle.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't pee on the reefer.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't spare the reefer.
Don't fear the reaper.
Don't steal the reefer.
Don't fear the reaper.
Fields of Reefer
Don't fear the reaper.
Half of two is one,
Fear but don't let it come.
Love of two is one
Here but now they're gone
Hear that cowbell come.
Here but now they're gone.
Jesus don't fear the reaper.
Seasons don't fear the reaper.
Jesus, don't fear the reaper
Seasons don't fear the reaper
(Velveeta-rita)
(Don't fear the reaper)
Don't feel the reader
Don't fear the reaper
Baby, I'm not mad.
Baby, I'm your man.
Baby, don't spill the reefer.
Seasons don't fear the reaper.
Came the last night of sandals
And it was clear that she couldn't go on.
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear that she couldn't go on.
Come on baby (Go feel the reefer)
Baby, take my hand (Go feel the reefer)
We'll be able to fly (Go feel the reefer)
Baby, I'm your man.
Come on baby (Don't fear The Reaper)
Baby, take my hand (Don't fear The Reaper)
We'll be able to fly (Don't fear The Reaper)
Baby, I'm your man.
Don't feel the reefer
Don't fear the reaper
Don't feel the repo
Don't fear the reaper
Fear but don't let it come
Here but now they're gone
Freedom and happiness
Redefine happiness
Laid her backward and said goodbye
They looked backward and said goodbye
Laid the backboard she said she'd buy
They looked backward and said goodbye
Laid the backboard they said she'd buy
(Become like they all)
They looked backward and said goodbye
(She had become like they are)
The background vocal (in brackets) begins one note before the foreground vocal ends, so they overlap in that one spot, hence the mishearing.
Now the two is one
Fear put down their gun
Love of two is one
Here, but now they're gone
Oh, feel the rainbow
Don't fear the reaper
One plus two is one.
or
Well, half of two is one.
Love of two is one.
Played all night with Satanists
And it was clear that she couldn't go on.
Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear that she couldn't go on.
Please don't fear the reaper.
Seasons don't fear the reaper.
Seasons come feel the reefer.
Seasons don't fear the reaper.
The Caesars don't fear the reaper.
The seasons don't fear the reaper.
The candles poo then disappear
The candles blew and then disappeared.
We can be like Baal.
We can be like they are.
We can be like rayon.
We can be like they are.
Satan, don't be afraid
saying don't be afraid