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While Nat King Cole sings "Welcome To My World"
You request some song you hate you sentimental fool
And it's the force of habit
If it moves then you fuck it
If it doesn't move you stab it


While Nat King Cole sings "Welcome To My World"  
And I thought I heard "The Working Man's Blues"
He went out to work that night and wasted his breath
Outside there was a public execution
Inside he died a thousand deaths


You request some song you hate you sentimental fool
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they put him in a suit of lights


And it's the force of habit
In the perforated first editions
Where they advocate the hangman's noose
Then tell the sorry tale of the spent Princess
Her uncouth escort looking down her dress


If it moves then you fuck it
Anyway they say that she wears the trousers
And learnt everything that she does
And doesn't know if she should tell him yes
Or let him go


If it doesn't move you stab it
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they put him in a suit of lights


And I thought I heard "The Working Man's Blues"
Well it's a dog's life in a rope leash or a diamond collar
It's enough to make you think right now
But you don't bother
For goodness sake as you cry and shake
Let's keep you face down in the dirt where you belong
And think of all the pleasure that it brings
Though you know that it's wrong


He went out to work that night and wasted his breath
And there's still life in your body
But most of it's leaving
Can't you give us all a break
Can't you stop breathing


Outside there was a public execution
And I thought I heard "The Working Man's Blues"
 
I went to work that night and wasted my breath
Inside he died a thousand deaths
Outside they're painting tar on somebody
 
It's the closest to a work of art that they will ever be
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they put him in a suit of lights
 
 
In the perforated first editions
 
Where they advocate the hangman's noose
 
Then tell the sorry tale of the spent Princess
 
Her uncouth escort looking down her dress
 
 
Anyway they say that she wears the trousers
 
And learnt everything that she does
 
And doesn't know if she should tell him yes
 
Or let him go
 
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they put him in a suit of lights
 
 
Well it's a dog's life in a rope leash or a diamond collar
 
It's enough to make you think right now
 
But you don't bother
 
For goodness sake as you cry and shake
 
Let's keep you face down in the dirt where you belong
 
And think of all the pleasure that it brings
 
Though you know that it's wrong
 
 
And there's still life in your body
 
But most of it's leaving
 
Can't you give us all a break
 
Can't you stop breathing
 
 
And I thought I heard "The Working Man's Blues"  
 
I went to work that night and wasted my breath  
 
Outside they're painting tar on somebody  
 
It's the closest to a work of art that they will ever be  
 
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
 
And they put him in a suit of lights


And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground
And they put him in a suit of lights
And they put him in a suit of lights
And they put him in a suit of lights

Revision as of 19:17, 1 May 2009

While Nat King Cole sings "Welcome To My World" You request some song you hate you sentimental fool And it's the force of habit If it moves then you fuck it If it doesn't move you stab it

And I thought I heard "The Working Man's Blues" He went out to work that night and wasted his breath Outside there was a public execution Inside he died a thousand deaths

And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they put him in a suit of lights

In the perforated first editions Where they advocate the hangman's noose Then tell the sorry tale of the spent Princess Her uncouth escort looking down her dress

Anyway they say that she wears the trousers And learnt everything that she does And doesn't know if she should tell him yes Or let him go

And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they put him in a suit of lights

Well it's a dog's life in a rope leash or a diamond collar It's enough to make you think right now But you don't bother For goodness sake as you cry and shake Let's keep you face down in the dirt where you belong And think of all the pleasure that it brings Though you know that it's wrong

And there's still life in your body But most of it's leaving Can't you give us all a break Can't you stop breathing

And I thought I heard "The Working Man's Blues" I went to work that night and wasted my breath Outside they're painting tar on somebody It's the closest to a work of art that they will ever be

And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they pulled him out of the cold cold ground And they put him in a suit of lights And they put him in a suit of lights