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King of the Clowns

from Warwalking Part 2 by Don Ryan

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lyrics

Sipping from the poison well,
It's alright to wrong
The Mercy Man, he swears he sells a
Suicide song

It's the Poison Pushback Wakening,
The bitten civil tongue
Sympathy's an old disease
And love's been on the run

(Chorus)
Hello again,
Too late, my friend
On worms' wedding days
The crows are in the wind

And all the world's
A funeral fashion show
Our God, the King of Clowns
Oughta know

So it goes, today's headlines
Tomorrow's frontlines
Life is on the deadline
Buried 'neath our landmines

In the Tapeworm Hollow
Raise a round to the God of Politics
His wisdom is the firmest grasp
Of the obvious

(Chorus)
Hello again,
Too late, my friend
On worms' wedding days
The crows are in the wind

And all the world's
A funeral fashion show
Our God, the King of Clowns
Oughta know

Stabs come with smiles here,
Scabs bleed the rain
Walk the murder mile here
And take his name in vain

Take his name in vain

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from Warwalking Part 2, released October 9, 2020

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Don Ryan New York, New York

Don Ryan is a singer/songwriter whose compositions are delectable cocktails of ageless beauty and gritty discord — a hypnotizing blend of classic Americana and gypsy jazz with a more modern, psychedelic-folk sound. This is a brand new spin on old music. ... more

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