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Look At His Pants
02:38
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Look at his Pants
Look at his pants, how they go down to the floor
Look at his pants, watch them shuffle, as he heads right for the door
He's' s washed them ten times, but they won't shrink anymore
Maybe he should stick them in the dryer
Look at his pants, with the label on the back
spelt out so clearly "Genuine trousers Give You Some Slack"
they come in khaki, and blue and maybe black
maybe he should throw them in the fire
Some say, he has got class (oooh wah ooh wahh oooh)
some say, he is too crass (oooh wah ooh wahh oooh)
I say, this boy's out of whack, at least he could cover that crack
JUST SAY NO
Don't you know him, he lives right by you
don't you wonder what they all do
before you know it, you'll be one too
and soon your cheeks will start to perspire
This song is stupid, but what can we cay
most of you prob'ly won't like it anyway
but it makes Hrab laugh so what the hey
we've learned not to question his desires
Some say he has no class,
some say he is too crass
we say, this guy loves show biz
and we know that he knows that we think
that he thinks he's better than he is
(oh I'm MUCH better than I is)
This song started with a point in its head
Now it's quite pointless so we'll vamp on one instead
And go to the kitchen and toast up some bread
And turn on the TV, and not laugh at Wilma and Fred
And buy a Craft-Matic adjustable bed
And just like Janet get a bootleg of The Dead
And say what we're singing instead of singing what's been said
And go buy a Flow-Bee and shave all the hair off of his head
And hope that this ends soon 'cause it's sinking like lead
Look, At, His, PANTS
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Age of the Fern
05:22
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Age of the Fern
Once Upon a time before Madonna ruled the land
When dinosaurs where boppin' to a Mesozoic band
Before the mammals showed and things got out of hand
Yes it was the age of the fern
It was a time when bouncers didn’t card or judge your hair
The subways always ran on time and one would feel safe there
Athletes never went on strike and referees judged fair
'Cause it was the age of the fern
Lawyers could not foul things up ‘cause they were not around
No Shiites dumping toxic waste upon the holy ground
No police getting into high speed chases with James Brown
'Cause it was the age of the fern
Now the fern has kept its mouth shut
'Cause the sandal wearing morons
Are convinced that they have ESP
And regardless of the proof they see, on FOX TV, to me
Uri Geller still sound like a putz
The days when green was prevalent from sea to boiling sea
There was no bad cholesterol no fruity herbal tea
There were no telemarketing people calling me
'Cause it was the age of the fern
The Martians used our planet as a rest stop for their cars
They built up all the pyramids and used them for wet bars
Then they packed up all the little ones and shot back for the stars
'Ccause it was the age of the fern
BECAUSE OF THIS
The fern is said to know the secrets of both time and space
It doesn’t ever mention this ‘cause it feels out of place
It longs for the days before the human race
When it was the age of the fern
Now the fern has gotten a bad rap
‘Cause the stuff it sees on the idiot box
Isn’t worth the CO2 to talk about
And when Tilton humps the screen and says the lord is being mean
Our photosynthesizing friends would rather not say squat.
And save us the embarrassment while they just get ripped on Chlorophyll cocktails.
You realize this tale I tell is based up on the truth
It was told to me by someone who has never been uncouth
The story was recounted in between sips of vermouth
He told me all about the age of the fern
Now what the heck’s the point to all the stuff that’s in this song
I’ve only got one line left so I will not make it long
Perhaps some things were better then perhaps I am just wrong
Goodbye, fern ow!
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3. |
Vaux Hall Straw
05:18
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instrumental
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4. |
Roman
01:27
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ROMAN
Roman had a traffic light
Roman had a 10 speed bike
Roman had a huge train set
Roman had a two story tree house
Roman had a ping pong table
Roman had fireworks
Roman had a zip-line in his backyard
Roman had a hammock, an hammock
Roman had Atari
Roman had lots and lots and lots of stuff
Roman had a traffic light
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5. |
So What
04:20
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So What
So what is the response we hear
When the questions are near
And the men with the jello for brains all begin to exhale
So what can be said once and again
From the start right to the end
For we know that the sand will exceed the small size of this pail
What if we were able
To block the paper and the cable
See that things are not as stable as we
Hoped they are, ‘cause the light from this star
Might never be seen
So what if the walls all fell down
And the people around
All ignored the big noise that the bricks made while
Hitting the ground
So what bursting bubbles go pop
But the yawning won’t stop
While the girls with the IQ of soap
Spray their hairspray around
What if we were able
To block the paper and the cable
See that things are not as stable as we
Hoped they are, ‘cause the light from this star
Might never be seen
It seems there’s too much of a could thing
I could call I could write I could see
This all would equate to a good thing
If it was not for all this apathy
So what, people living in a box
People eating their own stocks
People pushing up daisies while
Daddy is mowing the lawn
So what I’ll repeat what I have said
‘cause we’ll all soon be dead
and so what is the response we’ll get
from the dusk to the dawn
What if we were able
To block the paper and the cable
See that things are not as stable as we
Hoped they are, ‘cause the light from this star
Might never be seen
And what if we paid attention
And knew what names to mention
Hoped to rely upon prevention
Of hope and such, ‘cause we’re seeing so much
That we’re missing the show
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instrumental
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instrumental
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8. |
Enzi Savant Ian
00:32
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vocal nonsense
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Incompetent
07:22
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Incompetent
Sometimes I think it would be neat to be incompetent
Ambivalent to all the money that is being spent
A person who can't do their job and yet complain a lot
A person with the hanging drool and dribble sticky snot
Ewww…dribbly sticky snot
Incompetents are people that I always do deal with
The customer is always right has turned into a myth
The vacant stare behind the eyes always reveals to me
This moron has been raised on Pop Tarts and cable TV
Cable TV: hundreds of thousands of channels all stuck in a row.
Incompetent incontinent inscrutable dillutable
retainable not to blamable
Inflammable, un-shame-able, the same old bull.
How could you hire someone that you knew was so incompetent?
You go and foolishly expect to get the service right
But then they laugh at you as soon as you are out of sight
Then charge you double for the work that isn't even done
And if you argue, then if you argue then your fun has only just begun
You do not want to be a jerk but something must be said
You threaten that you'll take your business somewhere else instead
You call the manager and tell him what you're going to do
But then you realize he's incompetent too—
incompetent too, what cha’ gonna do?
Incompetent incontinent inscrutable dillutable
retainable not to blamable
Inflammable, un-shame-able, the same old bull. the push and pull
You went to college for to earn your degree
to learn about stuff you already knew
Your roommate was a little guy who always did his homework
He went by the name of stew
You decided to join an organization consisting of letters
like Kappa and Alpha and gamma and mu
Whose main activity was imbibing
and wearing clothing from J.Crew
You were psyched when you got your own Beirut table
and painted it blue
You got an application in your mailbox
and you knew just what you had to do
It just so happened Uncle Fred worked at the financial aid office
and magically your work study money grew and grew and grew
You wasted four years in business administration
with courses like horticultural, cash flow 2.2
You graduate and get a job working for Elmer's
the place where they make all the glue
Then you quit and transferred to someplace that I shop
and now you're incompetent too
Wouldn't it just be easier to hire a guy who knew what to do?
There's so much left for me to bitch and cry and moan about
But if I did, then someone else would get pissed off and shout
And who am I to think I am the only one who will be
Left floating on the scum of this incompetent sea.
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10. |
[sic]
06:50
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Words, music, and all noise, by George Hrab
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11. |
Monkey In The Middle
06:39
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Monkey In The Middle
If at first you do succeed, what else can you know
If you've been to the moon and back where else can you go
If you're lucky enough in life to have gained all the wealth
Then what can you do when you want to top yourself
Just like a monkey in the middle he's waiting for his chance
To take you where you've never been before to join him in his dance
Just like a monkey in the middle he'll climb right on your back
Offer days of expectations until he's ready to attack
Waiting by the gate he knows the time you're coming home
Waiting on the edge of your mind though you think you're alone
When everyone around you tries to start and scream and shout
Caught waiting by the door you know there's no way out
Monkey. Monkey. Monkey.
Monkey in the middle waiting like no other would
Monkey in your mind making decisions that you should
Monkey make a profit make a misfit make a crime
Monkey in the middle killing time
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George Hrab Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
George Hrab is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, story teller, science advocate, producer, composer, & vigilant defender of the Theory of Gravity. He’s produced seven studio albums, 800 plus podcasts, two books, one concert DVD and is determined to keep making more and more stuff everyday. ... more
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