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The Colony Of Slippermen

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The Colony Of Slippermen

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I wandered lonely as a cloud

Till I came upon this dirty street

I've never seen a stranger crowd

Slubberdegullions on a squeaky feet

Continually pacing

With nonchalant embracing

Each orifice disgracing

And one facing me moves to say, hellay

His skin's all covered in slimy lumps

With lips that slide across each chin

His twisted limbs like rubber stamps

Are waved in welcome say, please join in

My grip must be flipping

Cos his handshake keeps slipping

My hopes keep on dipping

And his lips keep on smiling all the time

We like you, have tasted love

Don't be alarmed at what you see

You yourself are just the same

As what you see in me

Me, like you? Like that!

You better watch it son, your sentence has only just begun

You better run and join your brother John

You're in the colony of slippermen

There's no who, why, what, or when

You get out if you've got the gripe

To see, Doktor Dyper, reformed sniper-

He'll whip off your windscreenwiper

John and I are able

To face the Doktor and his marble table

Understand Rael, it's the end of your tail

Don't delay, dock the dick!

I watch his countdown timer tick

He places the number into a tube

A yellow plastic shoobedoobe

It says, though your fingers may tickle

You'll be safe in our pickle

Suddenly, black cloud comes down from the sky

It's a supersize black bird that sure can fly

The raven brings on darkness and night

He flies right down, gives me one hell of a fright

He takes the tube right out of my hands

Man, I've got to find out where that black bird lands

Look here John, I've got to run

I need you now, you going to come?

He says to me

Now can't you see

Where the raven flies there's jeopardy

We've been cured on the couch

Now you're sick with your grouch

I'll not risk my honey pouch

Which my slouch will wear slung very low

He walks away and leaves me once again

Even though I never learn

I'd hoped he'd show just some concern

I'm in agony of Slipperpain

I pray my undercarriage will sustain

The chase is on, the pace is hot

But I'm running so very hard with everything I've got

He leads me down an underpass

Though it narrows, he still flies very fast

When the tunnel stops

I catch sight of the tube, just as it drops

I'm on top of a bank, to steep to climb

I see it hit the water, just in time

To watch it float away

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