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Pretty Flowers Paranoia Blues

from Grumpy Pants by Joe Rut

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lyrics

Choose your words with care
For the walls have ears
There're microphones in the boutonnieres
Of the meter-reader and the mailman
They're keeping us free by keeping us clean
Protecting the machine
Making sure the money stays green
Look at all the pretty flowers

Choose your friends with care
Be careful who you share with
Cracker in the afro wig's a sheriff
Look you in the eye and tell ya
"Right on brother!"
And he'll say to you with pride
"You got nothing to fear if you got nothing to hide"
"We just want take a little ride"
"And look at all the pretty flowers"

"Listen here my friend
You would do well
To clearly speak into the liberty bell
pin on my lapel
just talk into the pretty flower"

Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Because you might be a homosexual
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
because your name is Muhammad Ali
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Cuz your hands are suspiciously dirty
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Cuz your hands are suspiciously clean
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Cut the ledger say you voted Green
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Your eyes are red an narrow
Why is that man pointing his flower at m
Cuz you ate at the Afghani restaurant
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Cut you once wrote a letter to the editor
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Cuz you look like you could use a shower
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Why is that man pointing his flower at me?
Cuz someone heard you say that the people oughta have the power
Oh, look at all the pretty flowers!

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from Grumpy Pants, released April 28, 2020
(2007)
Joe Rut - vocals, guitar, organ
John Hanes - drums
Wil Hendricks - bass

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