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Artist: Richard Desjardins
Canonical path: /desjardins-richard/the-king-is-dead
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The King is Dead
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The King is Dead
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Oh let's get drinkjust like a fall ball !Oh let's get stonedonce and for all !Powder powder oh my !
my !What's the matter of the sky ?The king is dead,
mama oh,the king is dead.Well mama says"
Long dead the king !
".It was yoursand now it's mine.Harvest timeand pourin' wineBeggar's bag full of bills,pumpkin rollin ' down the hill,and I'll be countin' up to ONEand give the people what they want.Fuck a bird and blue the sky,queeny,
queeny,
free the slavesand set the fire to the jail.Bing !
Bang !
Bang !
your royalty !piss and laugh,
miserere !
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