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Shelter In Place
01:03
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If'n you're old
why don't you stay at home?
you could watch Fox News
or maybe listen to some James Taylor tunes
and if you're young
you know you're not immune
stock up on frozen food
and isolate that bad attitude
your best bet to not get the virus
is to shelter in place
and watch some Netflix
so stay at home
and don't be dumb
If you want to survive this
Then it's best to remain in your place of residence
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Please Don't Let Me Die
01:06
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When death comes for the others
we look the other way
but when death comes for us
we pray, and pray and pray and pray
O God, please don't let me die
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Heroes and Zeros
01:46
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D You risk your neck
For the man's paycheck
A He lookit all those zeros
And tell you yr a hero
D In an email issued from
His underground bunker
A Meanwhile you're stuck
Three inches from another schmuck
E Coughin on yr keyboards
A But oh you both work so hard
G To all those zeros
D Man tell them they are heroes
G And on his check
D are like five zeroes
G And the heroes got
E no PTO
A but the man say get to work yeh,
D go go go go
D You risk yr health
So the man make wealth
A He'd pat you on the back
But he’s six feet back
D He'd give you a raise
But these are troubled days
A And in a month you’ll be dead
And won’t appreciate it
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Shutdown
01:39
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D There's something going round
And it's spreading pretty fast
A If u don't wanna get it
Here's some rules for dat ass
D Wash yr hands often
And wipe down commmunal surfaces
A Practice social distance,
Yeh don't attend services
D They closed down the bars,
The restaurants and the movies
A Schools are all out
At least temporarily
D We should all do our part
to stop the spread early
A That's why I'm shutting down dee dee dee
G Shut down
D Yeh I'm sheltered in place
G Shut down
D Not touchin my face
G Shut down
D Yeh I'm outta the race
A when I go to the store
D I've got six feet of space
D So work from home if you can
A And if you can't, then wear some gloves man
D And cough into the crook of yr arm
A Now if yr feelin sick then please stay home
D Cuz u might have COVID19
A and if you spread it around
D the hospitals will shut down
G Shut down
D I'm not shakin hands
G Shut down
D textin my friends
G Shut down
D I'm not hoardin stuff
A But i did panic buy
D a ton of cornydogs
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Social Distances
01:39
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Now is the time to stay inside
if you like wine, then you'll be fine
if you like beer, then you'll be clear
just wash your hands while shaking in fear
social distance
6 feet insist
don't touch your face
but you can touch your naughty bits
social distance
6 feet insist
between you and the dog
does your cat have a cough?
I got all the cheese and the TP
I got all the corny dogs so what else do I need
to self-please in my self-quarantine
baby I need you,but you just sneezed
social distance
6 feet insist
between you and your mom
does your butt ache sometime?
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Marshmallow Pillows
02:15
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D gurl yr so sweet
A yr hair is like gummy bears
D yeh yr so sweet
A yr toes are macaroons
D yes yr a sweet treat
A yr eyes are like moon pies
D yr neat and sweet
A and yr fingers are sweet tarts
E Yr a sweet groovy thing
A that's a natural fact
E but I'm diabetic
A so I have an attack
D And I fall asleep on yr
G marshmallow pillows
D don’t call the doctor
G or get the insulin
D yeh i fall asleep on yr
G marshmallow pillows
D they're so soft and fluffy
A and covered
D in skin
gurl yr so sweet
yr elbows are licorice
yr a sweet treat
and yr nose is a swedish fish
yeh yr so sweet
yr ankles are lemon drops
yr neat and sweet
And yr cheeks are a nerds box
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To Prove I Love You
02:19
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I’d sail the seven seas in a little rowboat
Yeh I’d walk across hot coals, swim an alligator moat
For you, babe
Yeh, just to prove I love you
I’d run thru the jungle, wrestle a tiger
I’d skin him alive and make you the finest
Coat, babe
Yeh, just to prove I love you
I’d steal a pie right off a window sill
Put a woman in a pit, do the Buffalo Bill
For you, babe,
Yeh just to prove I love you
Marc Bolan is dead, but his boogie lives on
And I once rubbed the feet of every Rolling Stone
For you, babe,
Yeh just to prove I love you
Chorus:
To prove I love you,
To prove I love you
I’d let my email get hacked
And leak all my nudes
For you babe,
Yeh I guess I’d leak all my nudes
To prove I love you,
To prove I love you
I’d overreact and beat up a dude
For you, babe
Yeh, I'd even I’d beat up a dude
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8. |
Trumpthumpin'
01:35
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E Now if yr bible thumpin
A O don’t you thump at me
E Cuz tho it works for you
A It just don’t work for me
E I just wanna say
A That yr wrong and I’m right
Em And I just don’t need
A7 a sky daddy
D To help me sleep at night
Hey!
E Oh you believe in somethin
A That isn’t really real
E Yeh u believe it all yr life
A And it feels you with fear
E So you always vote Republican
A And it’s church on Wednesday night
Em But you look
A7 the other way
D When it’s time to do right
Oh!
G Your hypocrisy is a
D Fascist tendency
G And your beliefs
D Just put you to sleep
Em As the white devil
A eradicates the weak
E And causes the poor
D Needless suffering
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Occult Character Dallas, Texas
Solo project of Stong (formerly known as Son of El Borko from Legless Crabs, Legless Trials, & Cat Box Room
Bois).
"Maybe the finest songwriter in the USA today" -- Brian Shea, MONOLITH COCKTAIL
"I would rather listen to Occult Character on repeat than hear another John Prine song." - Jeer Meanly, Fantasy Creeps
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