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Thread #86663 Message #1654652
Posted By: Little Hawk
23-Jan-06 - 10:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Winter election in Canuckville???
Subject: RE: BS: Winter election in Canuckville???
And here is my parody of that song, telling the tragic tale of a band of expatriate American hippy draftdodgers who spent a number of years avoiding the Feds in Canada, but were eventually doomed by their yen for warm weather and Mexican marijuana....
Barrett's Bordermen
It was the year of 1976 (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) Clive Barrett said "Boys, let's up and go They've got much better weather in Mexico!" CHORUS: God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Clive Barrett was a hippy from New York State (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) He was tall and dark and smelly and weird Had a colony of weevils in his beard God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
We bought an old school bus for 25 bucks (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) She was a horrible mess, what a sight to see But the engine started when he turned the key God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Clive Barrett rolled a joint full of Lebanese hash (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) It was long and fat and heavy as clay To smoke it took nine of us three whole days God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
On the fourth day we crossed the Ohio State line (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) We hadn't gone a mile when a traffic cop Tried to pull the bus over and make us stop God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Clive Barrett pulled hard to the left and swore (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) The old bus gave a shudder and a shake and a pitch And threw that officer in the ditch God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Down Interstate 80 at a hundred and ten (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) With 25 cop cars howling round We made a run for the crossing outside Youngstown God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
We could see the level crossing half a mile ahead (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) There was a westbound freight out of Portland, Maine Clive Barrett said "I'm gonna beat that train!" God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Fat Freddy gave a yell when we hit the rails (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) The old bus blew a tire and spun half around As the train bore down with a rumbling sound God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Poor Phineas was the first to go (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) When the train tore through with a terrible squeal And ground him up in the driving wheels God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Then the train derailed like an upturned whale (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) 20 chemical cars full of high grade fuel Came tumbling down around us poor fools God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
A big flatcar fell like the hammer of God (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) Killed Flo and Eddie and Flatface Fred And decapitated Panama Red God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Fat Freddy make a break for the exit door (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) 20 cops opened up from a stand of trees And filled him full of holes like a big Swiss cheese God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Then Freewheelin' Frank made a dash for the woods (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) An Ohio State chopper on a strafing run Blew him clean in two with the gatling gun God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Then the train blew up with a deafening roar (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) Clive Barrett got cooked like a big french fry I lost all my hair and both my eyes God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen
Now Fat Freddie's Cat is in Mexico (How I wish I was in Moncton now...) He was the only one to escape the wreck I wish I had him here now, I would wring his neck! God damn them all! I was told We'd smoke up on Acapulco Gold Lie around like bums and toast our friends Now I'm a broken man in Ohio State Pen The last of Barrett's Bordermen