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Any Major Dude Will Tell Ya...(Steely Dan lyrics thread)

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Anonymous:
In the mornin' You go gunnin'
For the man who stole your water
And you fire til he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singin
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn't hangin'
And they put you on the street.

You go back Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back Jack, do it again

When you know she's no high climber
Then you find your only friend
In a room with your 2 timer
And your sure your near the end
Then you love a little wild one
And she brings you only sorrow
All the time you know she's smilin'
You'll be on your knees tomorrow

You go back Jack, do it again
Wheel turnin' round and round
You go back Jack, do it again

Now you swear and kick and beg us
That you're not a gamblin' man
Then you find your back in Vegas
With a handle in your hand
Your black cards can make you money
So you hide them when your able
In the land of milk and honey
You must put them on the table

Anonymous:
Bodhisattva
Won't you take me by the hand
Bodhisattva
Won't you take me by the hand
Can you show me
The shine of your Japan
The sparkle of your China
Can you show me
Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva
I?m gonna sell my house in town
Bodhisattva
I?m gonna sell my house in town
And I?ll be there
To shine in your Japan
To sparkle in your China
Yes I?ll be there
Bodhisattva

Anonymous:
I could be wrong but I have seen your face before;
You were the man that I saw running from the store
You owed him money, but you gave him something more with a gun.

With a gun you will be what you are just the same.
Did you pay the other man with the piece in your hand
And leave him lyin' in the rain?

You were the founders of the clinic on the hill
Until he caught you with your fingers in the till.
He slapped your hand so you settled up your bill with a gun.

[chorus]

When you're born to play the fool
And you've seen all the western movies,
Woe to the one who does you wrong.
You'll hide in the bushes,
Murder the man with luger in hand.

I understood that you will soon be leavin' town;
Don't try to call me when they fin'lly run you down.
Just give fair warning any time you come around with a gun.

[chorus]

linchpin:
Fucking hate Steely Dan..In fact they aqre one of the 20 reasons I refuse to listen to the radio

Froderik:
But then I get the impression that you're not really into funk (which is an undeniable characteristic of Steely Dan) of any kind that much anyway, are ya? So I guess it would make sense that you don't like them...

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