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Perfect Sense, Part I |
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The monkey sat on a pile of stone |
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And stared at the broken bone in his hand |
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Strains of a Viennese quartet rang out across the land |
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And the monkey looked up at the stars |
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And he thought to himself |
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Memory is a stranger |
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History is for fools |
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And he cleaned his hands in a pool of holy writing |
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Turned his back on the garden and set out for the nearest town |
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Hold on hold on soldier |
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When you add it all up |
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The tears and the marrowbone |
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There's an ounce of gold |
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And an ounce of pride in each ledger |
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And the Germans killed the Jews |
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And the Jews killed the Arabs |
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And the Arabs killed the hostages |
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And that is the news |
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And is it any wonder that the monkey's confused |
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He said Mama, the President's a fool |
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Why do I have to keep reading these technical manuals |
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And the joint chiefs of staff |
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And the brokers on Wall Street said |
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Don't make us laugh, you're a smart kid |
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Time is linear |
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Memory is a stranger |
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History is for fools |
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Man is a tool in the hands |
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Of the great God Almighty |
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And they gave him command of a nuclea |
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Perfect Sense, Part II |
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Can't you see |
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It all makes perfect sense |
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Exprecsed in dollars and cents, |
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Pounds, shillings and pence |
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Can't you see |
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It all makes perfect sense |
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Little black soul departs in perfect focus |
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Hold on soldier |
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Prime time fodder for the News at Nine |
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Hold on, hold on soldier |
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Darling is the child warm in the bed tonight |
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(Marv Albert:) "Hi everybody I'm Marv Albert |
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And welcome to our telecast |
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Coming to you live from Memorial Stadium |
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It's a beautiful day |
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And today we expect a sensational matchup |
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But first our global anthem" |
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Can't you see |
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It all makes perfect sense |
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Expressed in dollars and cents, |
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Pounds, shillings and pence |
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Can't you see |
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It all makes perfect sense |
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(Marv:) "And here come the players |
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As I speak to you now, the captain |
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Has his cross hairs zeroed in on the oil rig |
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It looks to me like he's going to attack |
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By the way did you know that a submarine |
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Captain earns 200,000 dollars a year" |
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(Edward:)"That's less tax Marv" |
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(Marv:)"Yeah, less tax |
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Thank you Edward" |
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(Edward:)"Yo |
