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Artist: The Tiger Lillies
Canonical path: /the-tiger-lillies/william
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William
Read William lyrics by The Tiger Lillies on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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William
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William you fool
Don’t you know cards are banned
William you fool
Can’t you deal a straight hand
We’ve read your school reports
And teacher’s agreed
You deal in stolen goods
And invest with the Leeds
We are a rotten disease
We steal what we want
When we please
There’s stock on the market
And there’s land to deal
So finish your schooling
And then it’s for real
You’re showing promise now
Please play it straight
And only steal things
Approved by the State
We are a rotten disease
We steal what we want
When we please
Oh we are a rotten disease
We steal what we want
When we please
Oh we are a rotten disease
We steal what we want
When we please
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