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Don McLean
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Color TV Blues
Lyricist:Don Mc Lean
I got a color TV for a limited time And you can have it by tonight, it'll bend your mind I wouldn't just sell it to an ordinary fool You have to be sure that the fool has cool Since you look like a man with heart and soul If you buy it from me now, you get a free mixing bowl
I'll even let you have a little button I' got That says, 'have a nice day', you're gonna like it a lot
Popular music is the national craze Rock and roll stars have the kids in a daze But twist the knob around for a different point of view And you'll twist that knob till it comes unscrewed There's only one song that the TV sings and that's 'Pennies From Heaven', while the register rings
So it's easy to see right from the start That what makes good money, makes good art
Now did you read the encyclical that's written by the Pope Sayin' 'Folks with private property just got no hope The rich ain't welcome in the heavenly Palladium But the Knights of Columbus own Yankee Stadium' Now I ain't sayin' that the Pope was wrong But he can easily afford to sing that song Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com
If you'd like to call him up when you need some dough His number's Et Cum Spiri 2 2 0
The kids that fought the war are livin' outa state And the CIA is runnin' things of late When we elect a man, we put him on the spot 'Cause if he don't play ball, he might get shot The national security keeps it from the voters 'Cause what's good for America isn't good for general motors
We went and found ourselves some mighty strange lovers The kind that like to blow from underneath the covers
Well, millions can avoid with Dr Sigmund Freud Those realities of life that tend to make me paranoid Lookin' for the answer just gives me indigestion I spent so much time just dealin' with the question We'd rather talk of dollars and forget about events When what we have to decide is, does it all make sense?
Well, everybody's happy, I saw it on the news But me, I got a case of color TV blues
You know, just 'cause you're paranoid Doesn't mean they're not trying to get ya
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