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Scott became famous for freezing to death in Antarctica Columbus made history thinking some island was India General Custer's a national hero for not knowing when to run All of these men are famous And they're also very dumb History is made by stupid people Clever people wouldn't even try If you want a place in the history books Then do something dumb before you die Nobility are famous for no reason Mary Antoinette enjoyed her cake She caused a revolution when she would not share And her husband lost his head for that mistake The Hindenburg was a giant ze |
I went outside, what did I see I saw the sky, I saw some trees I saw a girl, a beauty queen I knew that I was a machine There is a button that makes me go She turned it on, she let me know That she could be my gasoline She knew that I was a machine The wildest thing she's ever seen I am a machine There is a motor behind my eyes She kicks it hard, I start to fly I fly around, electrified I only stop when something's fried I'm telling you this ain't no dream I am a machine Now look at her, she's quite a thing She makes me feel just like a king |
(America, (C) 1957, Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story CHENG South Korea, my heart's obsession, Call me at your own discretion. SARAH Always the pot growers dealing; Always the starving people stealing! And the gun-concealing; And the coca-raising; And the fires blazing; CHENG I know the grass there is greener! SARAH Smoke on your pipes . . . CHENG Emphysema! SARAH I like to go in America! Nice place to grow in America! Fine status quo in America! CHENG Fair share of woe in America! HAKEEM Beautiful, upsca |