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The Organ​-​Grinder (Bonus Track)

from Take On An Empty Mind by Brompton's Cocktail

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lyrics

good evening, people, thanks for being here on time
I'd love to share with you my argument design
I just can't wait to start the services today
but first the organ-grinder's graciously arrived to play
doff your hat and waltz awhile
pass the cup, make them smile

gears are turning, books are burning
here's a little song I'm learning:
I'll love you if you love me, we'll be a clockwork family
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 all good monkeys go to heaven
no more children swinging in the trees
instead they're dancing on their knees
thank you all, you're so kind
bless you all when you're mine

monkeys and weasels
I know a wristwatch from a hole in the ground

organ-grinder, crank another tune
I wanna dance for you
I don't know, is there some other way to go?

you have to marvel a machine so rightly wrought
deus ex machina, I think or so I thought
to fashion something we perpetually need
just keep it oiled well and time will harvest all the weeds
thank you all, he's well fed
will he dance when he's dead?

Well, I've recently decided that you're all a bunch of raving maniacs
yes, maniacs
though I feel like Lizzy Borden when I'm fondling the handle of an axe
yes, an axe
but still I've come to the conclusion that you're all a bunch of mindless lunatics
yes, lunatics
but I just can't stop from trying
I'll admit there's no denying
when I hear the organ crying
I can feel I wanna dance a jig

organ-grinder, crank another tune
I wanna dance for you
I don't know, is there some other way to go?

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from Take On An Empty Mind, released December 1, 2001

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