The Fly
from One Hundred Years Of Lunacy by The Luddites
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lyrics
Caffeine, nicotine, single malt scotch:
The primal broth of life.
God fashioned woman out of blood and soap,
Whipped me up a wife,
Higher education couldn’t help me then,
Keep me from sinking in the soup I was in,
Like the fly caught in that waiters joke,
I’m doing the backstroke,
I feel small,
Late night worries about feelings buried
In tin cans in the yard,
The ghosts of past lovers, hidden in the cupboards,
Cast nostalgic eyes,
Higher education couldn’t save my soul,
Keep me from sliding down a deep dark hole,
Just like Edgar Allen Poe, I scare myself,
I feel small
So that’s my story. Sorry it’s boring
We all have our faults, Mine is existence,
a knack for persistence,
Till the rolled newspaper falls,
Gregor Samsa awoke to find,
Six legs and two compound eyes,
Just like Vincent Prices Fly,
Please help me....
The primal broth of life.
God fashioned woman out of blood and soap,
Whipped me up a wife,
Higher education couldn’t help me then,
Keep me from sinking in the soup I was in,
Like the fly caught in that waiters joke,
I’m doing the backstroke,
I feel small,
Late night worries about feelings buried
In tin cans in the yard,
The ghosts of past lovers, hidden in the cupboards,
Cast nostalgic eyes,
Higher education couldn’t save my soul,
Keep me from sliding down a deep dark hole,
Just like Edgar Allen Poe, I scare myself,
I feel small
So that’s my story. Sorry it’s boring
We all have our faults, Mine is existence,
a knack for persistence,
Till the rolled newspaper falls,
Gregor Samsa awoke to find,
Six legs and two compound eyes,
Just like Vincent Prices Fly,
Please help me....
credits
from One Hundred Years Of Lunacy,
released December 31, 1997
Words & Music by: David Giovannucci
Words & Music by: David Giovannucci
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The Luddites Ferndale, Michigan
The Luddites are a fun 10-piece original music group with a ‘Bohemian Folk Orchestra’ sound. Including a four-piece horn
section,
their music swings full of mischief with both a serious and lively nod to the spirit of the Peasant. The Luddites have
received eight Detroit Music Awards, the latest in 2020 under the World Music category.
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