A truly mean song

[crowdog66]

... without ever being, you know, outright mean. Because that would be totally anti-John Denver.


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Toledo
by John Denver

Saturday night in Toledo, Ohio is like being nowhere at all
All through the day how the hours rush by
You sit in the park and you watch the grass die

Ah, but after the sunset, the dusk and the twilight
When shadows of night start to fall
They roll back the sidewalks precisely at ten
And people who live there are not seen again

Just two lonely truckers from Great Falls, Montana
And a salesman from places unknown
(-ces unknown)
All huddled together in downtown Toledo
To spend their big night all alone

You ask how I know of Toledo, Ohio
Well I spent a week there one day
They've got entertainment to dazzle your eyes
Go visit the bakery and watch the buns rise

Ah, but let's not forget that the folks of Toledo
Unselfishly gave us the scale
No springs, honest weight, that's the promise they made
So smile and be thankful next time you get weighed

And "wive and wet wive"
Let this be our motto
And let's let the sleeping dogs lie
(-ping dogs lie)

And here's to the dogs of Toledo, Ohio...
Ladies, we bid you goodbye

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Brought to you courtesy of my iTunes music gift card. Heh. I'm finding stuff I'd never had a hope of finding otherwise.

And if anyone wants a copy of "Toledo" -- along with some other choice strange finds on my iTunes travels -- let me know and I'll make up a ZIP file and Yousendit to whoever wants it. John Denver, Weird Al, The Nylons, Chris Cornell... something for everybody!

Comments

[metisbutterfly.livejournal.com]

Gee, sounds like it could be called "Winnipeg" instead of "Toledo" ;)