Tombstone Blues

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[Verse 1]

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The sweet pretty things are in bed 
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now of course
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The city fathers they’re trying to 
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endorse
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The reincarnation of Paul 
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Revere’s horse
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But the town has no need to be 
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nervous
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The ghost of Belle Starr she 
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hands down her wits
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To Jezebel the nun she violently 
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knits
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A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who 
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sits
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At the head of the chamber of 
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commerce


[Chorus]
Bb
Mama’s in the factory
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She ain't got no shoes
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Daddy’s in the alley
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He’s lookin' for food
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I am in the kitchen
                    C7
With the tombstone blues
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(Yeah Yeah)

[Bridge]

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[Verse 2]
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The hysterical bride in the penny 
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arcade
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Screaming she moans, “I’ve just been
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 made”
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Then sends out for the doctor who
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 pulls down the shade
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And says, “My advice is to not let
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 the boys in”
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Now the medicine man comes and he 
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shuffles inside
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He walks with a swagger and he 
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says to the bride
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“Stop all this weeping, swallow 
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your pride
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You will not die, it’s not poison”


[Chorus]
 Bb
Mama’s in the factory
                  F
She ain't got no shoes
Bb
Daddy’s in the alley
                   F
He’s lookin' for food
Bb
I’m in the kitchen
                   C7
With the tombstone blues

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[Bridge]

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[Verse 3]
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Well, John the Baptist, after 
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torturing a thief
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Looks up at his hero, the 
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commander-in-chief
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Saying, “Tell me, great hero, but
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 please make it brief
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Is there a hole for me to get sick 
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in?”
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The commander-in-chief answers him
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 while chasing a fly
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Saying, "Death to all those who 
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would whimper and cry"
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And dropping a barbell, he points
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 to the sky
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Saying, "The sun’s not yellow, 
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it’s chicken"


[Chorus]
 Bb
Mama’s in the factory
                  F
She ain't got no shoes
Bb
Daddy’s in the alley
                  F
He’s lookin' for food
Bb
I am in the kitchen
                   C7
With the tombstone blues

[Bridge]
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[Verse 4]
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The king of the Philistines his 
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soldiers to save
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Puts jawbones on their tombstones 
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and flatters their graves
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Puts the pied pipers in prison and
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 fattens the slaves
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Then sends them out to the jungle
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Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch he 
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burns out their camps
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With his faithful slave Pedro 
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behind him he tramps
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With a fantastic collection of 
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stamps
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To win friends and influence his 
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uncle


[Chorus]
 Bb
Mama’s in the factory
                  F
She ain't got no shoes
Bb
Daddy’s in the alley
                  F
He’s lookin' for food
Bb
I’m in trouble
                   C7
With the tombstone blues

[Bridge]

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[Verse 5]
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The geometry of innocence, flesh 
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on the bone
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Causes Galileo’s math book to get 
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thrown
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At Delilah who's sitting 
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worthlessly alone
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But the tears on her cheeks are 
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from laughter
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Now I wish I could give Brother 
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Bill his great thrill
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I would set him in chains at the 
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top of the hill
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Then send out for some pillars 
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and Cecil B. DeMille
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He could die happily ever after


[Chorus]
 Bb
Mama’s in the factory
                  F
She ain't got no shoes
Bb
Daddy’s in the alley
                  F
He’s lookin' for food
 Bb
I am in the kitchen
                   C7
With the tombstone blues

[Bridge]

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[Verse 6]
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Where Ma Rainey and Beethoven 
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once unwrapped their bedroll
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Tuba players now rehearse around 
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the flagpole
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And the National Bank at a profit 
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sells road maps for the soul
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To the old folks home and the 
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college
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Now I wish I could write you a 
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melody so plain
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That could hold you dear lady 
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from going insane
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That could ease you and cool you 
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and cease the pain
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Of your useless and pointless 
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knowledge


[Chorus]
 Bb
Mama’s in the factory
                  F
She ain't got no shoes
Bb
Daddy’s in the alley
                  F
He’s lookin' for food
 Bb
I am in the kitchen
                   C7
With the tombstone blues