Nellie McKay
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Waiter

Waiter lyrics by Nellie McKay. Oh waiter bring me my check soon I have a hectic schedule I'm saddened by the news that we won I wonder what I'd say to the...

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Waiter

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Oh waiter bring me my check soon

I have a hectic schedule

I'm saddened by the news that we won

I wonder what I'd say to the bomb

Where are you now

Where are you going

Do you mind

And do you care

That you will die

Do you despair

And do you allow

For what you are choking

Do you know

Just what you do

The fickle snow

It's cuz of you

[chorus]

Waiter

I need my change I need it now sooner not

Later

It may seem strange but have you seen the paper

Maybe it's victory

Maybe it's history

Maybe it's you

The scuds drop down like butterflies

They're loved and round and very wise

They're just like you and me

As they tend

Their incandescent need for a friend

Where are they now

Where are they headed

Do they see

The little ones

And do they flee

Or do they run

And do they feel proud

As they are embedded

Do they ask

Or do they tell

To mask the fact

They're going to hell

[chorus]

Waiter

I need my change I need it now sooner not

Later

It may seem strange but have you seen the paper

Maybe it's erotic

Maybe it's despotic

Maybe it's you

Waiter

I need my change I need it now sooner not

Later

It may seem strange but have you seen the paper

Maybe it's victory

Maybe it's history

Maybe it's you

Nothin could be finer than to be in Carolina in the mornin

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