"Laughin' In The Poorhouse"
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LAUGHIN' IN THE POORHOUSE (Stephen Berndt/S0CAN '01)
You make a lot of money 'cause you work all day
And when the night time comes 'round you spend your pay, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, laughin' every single day, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, 'til your dyin' day
You got yourself an auto and you get around
You shine it up and cruise it all around the town, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, laughin' every single day, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, 'til that final day
Well you know it's true
There's nuthin' you can do
Cause if you make it then you break it an' you
gonna have to fake it and you'll
Take it like it comes to you
No matter what you make you know it fades away
So you might as well enjoy it while you're here to say you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, laughin' every single day, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse 'til they haul your hide away
You jump on the table and you sing a song
If everybody's feelin' good they'll sing along you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, laughin' every single day, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, 'til your dyin' day
And every now and then it's gonna all go wrong
But it won't matter to ya if you sing this song, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, laughin' every single day, you be
Laughin' in the poorhouse, 'til they haul your hide away
MY EGGS ARE GETTIN" COLD (Mark Rehder/S0CAN '03)
I woke up this morning, and was really craving food
but toast 'n jam, and milk with bran didn't put me in the mood
but eggs, yeah that's what's callin' me, to start the day off right
so I cooked up a scrambled mess, my friends, and sat down for a bite
But then my gal came into the kitchen, she said "I'm leavin' you today
'cause everything is wrong with us so I am on my way!"
I said babe I'm truly sorry, that you must leave in haste,
but if I try to sort things out right now this food will go to waste
'cause my eggs are gettin' cold (etc.)
I sit back down at the table but now my landlord's at the door, he says
"you never pay rent, and I want you out by tomorrow, if not before"
I say hey, you'll get your money, by Tuesday, at the most
but first I gotta clean my plate before this meal is toast
'cause my eggs are gettin' cold (etc.)
[spoken verse]
Then my boss, he calls me on the phone to complain about my work
and I look down at that sumptuous spread and my stomach is startin' to hurt
I listen to him rant and rave 'bout how I better fly straight
I said I'll hafta get back to ya later, pal, since breakfast can no longer wait!
'cause my eggs are gettin' cold (etc.)
AND YOU... (Stephen Berndt/S0CAN '03)
I miss your lovin'
I miss your kissin'
I miss the things that we used to do
I miss your lovin', I miss your huggin', and you...
I miss your laughin'
I miss your dancin'
I miss the head that I lost over you
I miss your lovin', I miss your huggin', and you...
It's not like when you lose your keys or
Your car in the parking lot
Cause babe, since you've been gone I-
Ain't had an awful lot
Of all that squeezin',
And all your teasin'
And all the times that we came ungluged
I miss your lovin', I miss you huggin', and you...
DEJA VU (Stephen Berndt/S0CAN '03)
Was it a cold but romantic apparition
That came to me in the middle of the night
Was that a year or just one brief shining moment
I don't know, it's all a dream to me now
I saw your face and I followed where you lead me
I couldn't move with my feet so deep in clay
Was that your voice, that whispered low behind me
I don't know, I turned around and you were gone, it was
Deja vu, deja vu
Don't need to tell me 'cause I already knew
It was deja vu... I met you in my dreams
Deep in the night I could swear that you were haunting
All through the day you were just around the bend
Was I asleep even thought my eyes were open
I don't know, it's still a dream to me now
When I awoke you were lying there beside me
Your body warm and your smile so full of life
I felt your kiss for just one brief shining moment
Then one day I turned around and you were gone, it was
Deja vu, deja vu
Don't need to tell me 'cause I already knew
It was deja vu... I lost you in my dreams
Now I just live for those moments when I see you
Though there are times I'm not sure you're really there
No matter how far, I know that you'll always love me
That's OK, it doesn't matter anymore
IT IS WHAT IT IS (Stephen Berndt/SOCAN '03)
It should'a been don't mean a thing to me
Ain't nuthin' wrong with just because
You know it all could'a been a lot of things
But it was what it was...
Can't take a mountain from a mole
It's just as sure as chance
And if somebody tries to tell you so
It's just a song and dance, 'cause
It is, what it is, and it ain't, what it ain't
It is, what it is, and it ain't, what it ain't
And you'll try and you'll try
But there's no escape from what it is, and it ain't
A lie is fiction but a fact's a fact
And what will be, will be
Just when you think you're finally on the track
Even the blind can see
That it happens when it happens
It goes down, when it goes down
It's prob'ly best to remind yourself
Each time that sun comes 'round, that
It is, what it is, and it ain't, what it ain't
It is, what it is, and it ain't, what it ain't
And you'll try and you'll try
But there's no escape from what it is, and it ain't
There's only so many feet in a mile
There's only so many teeth in a smile
There's only so many games you can play
There's only so many words you can say
Went to my baby's the other night
Her kind of lovin' makes me feel alright
I knocked three times then I knocked some more
A strange man, opened her door... and
It is, what it is, and it ain't, what it ain't
It is, what it is, and it ain't, what it ain't
And you'll try and you'll try
But there's no escape, and you'd best relate
Cause there's no debate on what it is, and it ain't
Well it is...and it ain't...
SURPRISE, SURPRISE! (Stephen Berndt/SOCAN '02)
You thought you had it all covered, and that the deal was down
That you would be my lover, and I would be your clown
Well I got news for you baby, I moved right outta your town...
Do you remember how I loved you, and all the times I tried
And the stuff that I bought you, and all the times I cried
But a world of trouble baby, couldn't keep you satisfied
I can't hold up all of YOU'RE NUTS!
When you want to let the pieces fall
Sometime you got to stand your ass up and say:
THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL!
I guess that's how this cookie crumbles, and now we're both real wise
There ain't nuthin' like a dump truck, to cut you down to size
And so I'm handing you this sentence:
You get LIFE - right between the eyes...
Surprise, Surprise!
Things didn't turn out like you thought it'd be
You rolled the dice and now it's sad to see
Surprise, surprise...
Surprise, Surprise! Surprise, Surprise!
[Spoken] And now, on the Wonderful World of Disney...
SPARK IT UP, SPARKY (Stephen Berndt/SOCAN '02)
I saw my buddy just the other night
I don't beleive that he was feelin' right
I snapped his fingers and I stomped on his toe
If he knew, he didn't let me know
I said, "Hey Sparky, what you got to say"
He just said nuthin' an kept lookin' that way
I wasn't sure what else to do
I thought about settin' off a fire in his shoe
I had to do somethin' so I grabbed his hair
I yelled, "Is there anyone alive in there?"
You gonna die if you don't spark and run
And tell me which cat's got your tongue
[Chorus]
Spark it up, Sparky, what ch'you waitin' for?
Spark it up, Sparky, you bin such a bore
Well, you ain't said nuthin' since we fell in
I got to wonder what shape you're in...
Spark it up, Sparky 'cause, me and you is friends
(this cat's catatonic!)
It was dark and cold and the wind was up, and
He took off runnin' with his mouth wired shut
He ran so fast he was froze right through, but
Just who was chasin' him down I had no clue
I got to tell you it was quite a fright
Tryin' to keep up with that ol' dog all night
He stopped and stood silent in his underwear
Eyes wide open in the cold night air
I said, "Hey Sparky, you in quite a mess"
Looks to me like you done lost your dress
Now I don't mind if you don't talk to me
But if they catch your ass, that's the last you'll
see...so
[Chorus]
(Sparky, you such a dog!)
Then out of nowhere Sparky came around
And told me why they was runnin' him down, he said:
"They got my clothes but they ain't won yet, 'cause
I'm still gonna finish my - cigarette"
Spark it up, Sparky...spark it up, Sparky,
spark it up Sparky cause
Me and you is friends, me and you is friends,
me and you is friends, me and you is....
YOU BETCHA (Stephen Berndt/S0CAN '03)
Do I love you, now, do I care?
Well, you betcha
Do I need you, now, on the square?
Well, you betcha
Cause everytime that you hold me tight
You want to know if everything's all right
What can I tell you, I'm here all through the night
(but still you askin' me...)
Do I want you, now, every way?
Well, you betcha
Can we ride up to the milky way?
Well, you betcha
Cause everytime that I hold you near
It's like an image in the side door mirror (you know)
Things are closer, than they appear
(but still I'm tellin' you)
You betcha baby
I would've thought it plain to see
Even though my love's kinda lazy
You know you got a hold on me
The way I've been thinkin' 'bout you lately
It wouldn't take a fool to see
You betcha baby, you mean the world to me
CHIP SONG (Kurt Walther/S0CAN '03)
[recurring vocals]
Chip, Chip, Chip, Chip, Chip, Chip, Fresh Chips!
Hot Poutine, Hot poutine, Chips, Chips, French Fries! (etc.)
[Verse]
He's serving up the fries from Sunnyside & Bank
Gold brown from his hot frier by his propane tank
A pogo or a burger made from fine ground round
His nuggets and poutine the envy of the town
He has delicious french fries amazing french fries
Undeniably
You can not try to disguise the beauty of fries
He makes reliably
That wagon's always givin' service with a smile
The taste of M & G's will pass your palette's trial...
MY INSIGNIFICANT OTHER (Stephen Berndt/SOCAN '02)
First you're up and then I'm down
We stay in and go to town
We're right here but, not around and
That's all right by me...
When I'm lost you always found my
Feet of clay on solid ground and
We stand still but spin around and
That's all right by me
I'm your insignificant other
The one that you never always see
More or less my friend and your lover
So blind and yet I see
And it's not like we got nuthin' to say
And it's not like we could change anyway
First you're in and then I'm out
You're so sure I'm full of doubt
I can't hear but still you shout and
That's all right by me
DR. SEUSS (Kurt Walther/S0CAN '03)
[Preamble]
You said I had a silver tongue
that Shakespeare never wrote so well
In pubic speaking I was one
who shot the others all to hell!!
I waxed some words and never minced
my eloquence so tight but loose
From whence these words you asked and winced?
I learned it all from Dr. Seuss...
[Main verse]
Unique New York a uke to nick in New York
Unique New York a uke to nick in New York
A knack to nick no uke's unique in New York
Three fruit flies flew through Friar Tuck's fire truck
Three fruit flies flew through Friar Tuck's fire truck
Free fleas flee flies from Friar Tuck's fire truck
I'll pluck figs till the big fig plucker comes
I'll pluck figs till the big fig plucker comes
I'll dig plucked figs till the other plucker comes
What did you bring me that book that I didn't want to be read to out of up for?
She sells sea shells by the Sheshell seashore
She sells sea shells by the Sheshell seashore
She shells sea shells 'till she just can't see shore
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