1. WISHBONE

For Thanksgiving We Had 'Tatas,
Succotash And Rudebagas.
Then Came Turkey From The Oven.
Broke The Wishbone.
Covenants Were Sealed And Set.

On The Losing End Of A Wishbone,
And I Won't Pretend Not To Mind.
On The Losing End Of A Wishbone,
And I Won't Pretend Not To Mind.

Christmas Eve We Ate At Aunty's.
We Had Some Ham Glazed With Honey.
Rolled The Yule Log On The Fire.
Threw The Hambone To The Dogs And Went To Bed.

On The Losing End Of A Wishbone,
And I Won't Pretend Not To Mind.
On The Losing End Of A Wishbone,
And I Won't Pretend Not To Mind.

In The Morning The Weathercock Was Heard
Asking What He Had Learned Of The Earth.
"Is It A Round Place With Deserts And Oceans,
Housing As Many Winds As One Might Wish?"
We Were Standing By The Gate.
He Said, "Oh My, It's Getting Late!"
Then He Took Off Flying To The South
With A Black Snake In His Mouth.

You Can Shake It, Break It, Or Glue It Whole,
But There's No Two Ways About It With A Broke Wishbone
On The Losing End.
You Can Shake It, Break It, Or Glue It Whole,
But There's No Two Ways About It With A Broke Wishbone
On The Losing End.

For St. Patrick's We Had Cabbage,
Corned Beef Stew, Egg Salad Sandwich.
Then Came The Whiskey From The Basement.
Danced All Night Into The Dawn,
Then Held Our Heads.

On The Losing End Of A Wishbone,
And I Won't Pretend Not To Mind.
On The Losing End Of A Wishbone,
And I Won't Pretend Not To Mind.


2. THE DRAGONFLY

Could've Been A Swan On A Glassy Lake.
Could've Been A Gull In A Clipper's Wake.
Could've Been A Ladybug On A Windchime,
But She Was Born A Dragonfly.

In The Sun She Warmed Her Wings
And Listened To The Cicadas Sing.

"The Trees Are All Bending
In One Direction
Because Of Something..."

Cross-Pollination By The Legs Of Bees In The Spring
Is A Beautiful Thing.
Oh When The Sun Goes Down,
The Fireflies Come Out.

In A Pond Crept A Slimy Thing
That Hummed A Theme From The Rites Of Spring.

Pity The Mate Of Queen Mantis,
So Content, But So Headless.
Katydid Nothing But Shiver And Cry,
As Did The Dragonfly.

In The Shade The Gypsies Spin
Among The Cloves, They Drop Their Skin.

"...Beyond The Hedgegrove,
Over By The Willows,
Deep In The Shadows..."

Regeneration Occurs At A Furious Speed
Beneath The White Oak Tree.
Oh When The Sun Comes Up
The Moon Buds Fold Up.

In The Sun She Warmed Her Wings
And Listened To The Rites Of Spring

Could've Been A Swan On A Glassy Lake.
Could've Been A Gull In A Clipper's Wake.
Could've Been A Ladybug On A Windchime,
But She Was Born A Dragonfly.

"...Ain't Ever Seen It, But I Have Heard It.
Sounds Like The Millstones When They Are Turning,
But Every Moment Getting Louder And Louder,
And Then There Is Silence,
And The Smell Of Flowers."


3. GIFTED & TALENTED

I graduated in 1993
I never demonstrated
Much of my ability
I was a good boy
But I was
Much too smart for my own good
Teacher said I was
Gifted and quite talented

Do have an extra quarter?
Got to get to class tomorrow
All is fair in Asbury
Make my way into Berkeley

when I was seven
I stared into the monitor
I found my best friend
Mr. Commodore 64
Daddy bought me
An International Business Machine
And with it
I compromised
National Security

Do you have an extra quarter?
Got to get to class tomorrow
All is fair in Asbury
Make my way into Berkeley
What the hell you saving for?
I'm gonna start the third world war
Hanging with the punks in the gutter I have found
Most of them are gifted and talented as well

Oh brother, could you spare a dime
If a quarter you do not have?
Been running from the marshall man
Since I broke into Norad
But its working out so well
The beggars life is swell


4. 05

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