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Artist: The Beautiful South
Canonical path: /the-beautiful-south/i-started-a-joke
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I Started a Joke
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I Started a Joke
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I started a joke
Which started the whole world crying
Oh had I only seen
That the joke was on me
And I started to cry
Which started the whole world laughing
Oh had I only known
That the joke was on me
I looked at the sky
And holding my hands over my eyes
I fell out of bed
Cursing my head for the things that I said
I finally died
Which started the whole world living
Oh had I only seen that the joke was on me
On me
On me
I finally died
Oh I finally died
I started a joke
Which started the whole world crying
Oh I finally died
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