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Artist: Modest Mouse
Canonical path: /modest-mouse/austral-opithecus
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Austral Opithecus
Read Austral Opithecus lyrics by Modest Mouse on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Austral Opithecus
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Australopithecus, friend to the end and but it's over
Over, over again
You wanted to chase around the cat and the dog
While they're playing like that and I said
What's the matter, friend
Australopithecus, friend to
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