viii. tribal dopes

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lyrics

my rhymes aren't topical, they're more philosophical
i mash up the hits that shit is logical
i'm gonna cause train wrecks
c minor complex
colorado michigan i'll never touch my wife again

well i come in on a ferris wheel and boys i sure was slick
lay a few tricks on em, verbalize like a ton of bricks
i'm high up in the atmosphere and i ain't comin' down
they lied when they said that up in outer space you can't hear sound
got a hot rod ford and a two dollar bill and i know a spot just over the hill
there's soda pop and the dancin's free so if you wanna have fun come along with me

smokin' lucky strikes like a mad man
your beats and your lyrics make me sad man
bacon burger dogs yo i had 'em
i couldn't pick your girl out from adam

your shit is edison my shit is tesla
watch your step 'cause i'm the wrestler
i never ride a vespa and my daddy looks like uncle fester
driving to the store in my toyota corolla
i don't owe sho enuf shuf mcgruf one iota

well i'm turned on and i'm plugged in
i an't never read the bible so it ain't no sin
we gonna rock the r-o-c-k and roll
i'm straight as f*** but my boyfriend's gay as hell

lennie tristano on the piano order me some chiles rellenos
hannah montana in a savannah wearing a bandana it's americana
tribal dopes be coping with mopes soap on a rope i am a pope
dashing hopes i'm eating cantaloupes seal envelopes crash telescopes
now brothers are riding me like a pony
i'm no phony i'm the only real micaroni
i don't play i work hard for my money
5-6-7-8 the week shit ain't funny

c'est bon
hey ho

credits

from 夜郎自大, released February 29, 2016
trav: transistor radio
marshal goodman: drum loop
lennie tristano: piano
george spencer shorter jr.: percussion and vocals
dan callaghan and chas duncan: vocals
katie davis henderson: fiddle

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