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The Boy Had A Tongue

from Late Octobra by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 1986 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

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THE BOY HAD A TONGUE

The boy had a tongue but nobody listened
Everybody thought he was a slime
The boy had a tongue but nobody listened
Even when the crab patrol resigned

They made excuses and deliberate lies
Tried to jail his mind until he saw the signs
But that didn't work
No it only made him stronger
Now he's up to seven on a one to nine

When he reaches the top - look out
He's gonna weed those suckers out
'Cause the boy had a tongue but nobody would listen to him

Nope
Nobody would...

The boy had a need but nobody fed it
Ya see? Everybody tried to twist his arm
The boy had a need but nobody fed it
Yeah, they dressed him up just like a gilded Juan

Made him eat the fashion till he stomached it down on the lawn
Stashed him in a mold and tried to make'em like a senator's pawn
They gave him special "beaters" from a little white man
Yeah, a little white man
Yeah, a little white man
Whooooooooooooooo?

Now he's the priest at midnight!

Yeah, the boy had a tongue but nobody listened
The boy had a tongue but nobody listened
The boy had a tongue but nobody listened
The boy had a tongue but nobody listened!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Nobody listened
Nobody listened
Yeah, the boy had a tongue
Yeah, but nobody listened
Yeah, the boy had a tongue

Nobody would listen

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from Late Octobra, released October 23, 2014
JT : Vocals, Oberheim DX drum machine, Guitars, Yamaha PF 70 Keyboard
Recorded at Suburban Hermit Studios I, St. James, NY
Mixed to Sony PCM 501ES

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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