Swordfishtrombone Lyrics

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Well, he came home from the war with a party in his head,
And modified Brougham De - Ville,
And a pair of legs that opened up like butterfly wings,
And a mad dog that wouldn't sit still!
Went and took up with a Sal - vation Army Band girl,
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Who played 'Dirty water' from a sword -fish - trom - bone,
He went to sleep at the bot - tom of Ten - killer Lake,
And he said, "Gee, but it's great to be home!"
Well, he came home from the war, with a party in his head,
And an idea for a fireworks dis - play,
And he knew that he'd be ready with a stainless steel ma - chete,
And a half a pint of Ballentine's each day!
Then he holed up in room a - bove a hardware store,
Crying nothing there, but Hol - ly - wood tears,
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And he put a spell on some poor little Crutchfield girl,
And stayed like that for twenty-seven years!
He'd packed up all his expect - ations,
He lit out for Cali - fornia,
With a flyswatter banjo on his knee,
With 'Lucky Tiger' in his angel hair,
And benzedrine for getting there,
They found him in a eucalyptus tree!
Lieutenant got him a cana - ry bird,
And skanked her head with eve - ry word,
And Chesterfielded moon - beams in a song,
And he got 20 years for lovin' her,
From some Oklahoma Gover - nor,
Said, everything this doughboy does is wrong!
Now, some say he's doing 'The o - bitu - ary mambo',
Now, some say he's hangin' on the wall,
Perhaps, this yarn's the only thing...
...That holds this man to - gether,
Some say that he was never here at all!
Some say they saw him down in Birmingham,
Sleeping in a box - car going by,
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And if you think that you can tell a bigger tale,
I swear to God, you'd have to tell a lie!
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