Roman à cleft

from (the wreck of the) jackie fitzgerald by jackie fitzgerald

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Roman had a cleft palate,
and found it hard to explain,
how someone so shy
with Apology Tourettes,
gave off such sex,
‘n smelled like sweat and rain

if only Roman were braver,
so many songs
and women he could have -
have ‘em singing
and humming by the end:

hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
oh my!

Roman found no key,
even when you
put it in his hand,

he found no key,
even when you
put it in his hand

he wrote songs
about robots,
girls with
technicolour hair

at night he'd sing
at the pet shop
where he worked

pets even loved him,
while the boss
untied her hair

Roman could only get braver
when he could see
all the love
that he could have -
have 'em singing and
barking by the end:

woof woof woof woof yip yip tip yip woof

stay boy,
stay that way
Roman found the key,
he found
the world of us there,
standing room only,
and found that he
was a super star

Roman still couldn't explain,
but now he could see
he still couldn't explain -
he’s happy

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from (the wreck of the) jackie fitzgerald, track released December 27, 2019
guitar: eddy beaubien
autoharp, lead vocals & background dog vocals: jackie fitzgerald

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