Good Brisk Blues

[Verso 1]

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  Poor darling Mary, alone with her blues 
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Her tongue it was out to kill her 
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 After she had wished she were dead and her poor heart, it had bled 
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Her tongue it turned to silver 



[Refrão]

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Give me a good brisk blues, to help me get my shoes 
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Back onto that path to glory 
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 Read all maps and signs, and someday soon you will find 
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That you, too, know the story 


[Verso 2]

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Oh dear Stellas skirt and golden Ellies shirt 
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And the bras and panties that are on their bodies 
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Are just like their face with the features in place 
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And reveal a sadness that electrifies me 

Bridge 
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[Verso 3]
 
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From the canyon in your heart, the valley between your breasts 
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Comes your lifelike pageless pounding 
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And though I'm sometimes mad, and I might feel a little bad 
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There's no denying that ancient sounding 


[Ponte]

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Call him a waste, a kick in the face 
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Or any old pain that strikes you 
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But once they've gone it just won't be too long 
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Before you want them you'll have them back again 
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Back again 

Interlude 
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[Verso 4]

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Well, platinum pumps and silken lumps 
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Your blood flowing beneath your bodice 
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It's no surprise it just gives my heart a rise 
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When you bend down to tie your shoelace 


[Refrão]

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Give me a good brisk blues, to help me get my shoes 
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Back onto that path to glory 
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 Read all maps and signs, and someday soon you will find 
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That you, too, know the story 

Outro 
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