Onion Soup Lyrics

INTRO:
VERSE:
Thin and unshaved,
Drunk and mysterious
Oh, I must sa-ay
Lifestyle is curious
BREAK:
With a little touch of the sniffles
And filthy socks
Gnawed, crumbled fingernails
Never doing tomahawk chops
VERSE:
A flaky he-ad
Dandruff is distinguished
Lacquer is re-d
Va-in is the varnish
BREAK:
What is at the root of this
She'll say, whatcha got
What participle do you possess
She'll say, which I have not
VERSE:
One blustery da-ay
We rode out
To the Meadowlands
We saw and were ama-zed
Then hauled it back into town again
BREAK:
Mississippi is a mess sometimes
And not only when it rains
How come you went back to that malaria island
'Cause our friendship is strained
INSTRUMENTAL:
VERSE:
Those were the days
When you were so cosmopolitan
These are the da-ys
My letters they're so maudlin
BREAK:
I wrote you an eloquent postcard once
About this most exquisite onion soup
But of course I never mailed it though
'Cause it was your turn in the loop, loop oh ah
VERSE:
Those were the days
When you were so cosmopolitan
These are the da-ys
My letters they're increasingly maudlin