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The Suicide of an Old Man

from Lukewarm Songs by My Imaginary Folk Singer

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And he with his leaf like liver
And his glands all faded & blue,
Not much left to live for,
Not much left to do.
A wife no longer by his side,
No old chums left to meet…
The suicide of an old man who lived down my street.

He hung himself in the parlour lounge
With a noose that he’d crafted himself :
The application of Pierrepoint technique,
No self-pitying cry for help.
The lads & lasses at Golden Charter
Can ponce an old corpse up a treat…
The suicide of an old man who lived down my street.

The dear old C of E seemed quite emphatic, that…
The Reaper he shall not cheat,
He’s kissed goodbye to Paradise
And those innocent gambolling sheep!
Oh he’ll sail away to Purgatory In a soiled winding sheet!
The suicide of an old man who lived down my street.

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from Lukewarm Songs, released September 3, 2014

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