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Thread #99838   Message #3060617
Posted By: GUEST,Aaron S. Rose
24-Dec-10 - 08:44 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Seventeen Cents (Jody Stecher)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Seventeen Cents (Jody Stecher)
Just been working through this one myself. I think the first words of the last line of the second verse are, "The bucket" was lined...

I also did some listening and digging on the weird opening to Verse 4.

I think he's talking about a Chinese restaurant so I heard "pichu fries" as, "Pea shoot fry" As in a chicken & pea shoot stir fry.

The second line I think, but am no where near as certain, is "Haha chili". There are a couple references on oddball chinese sites that mention it.

Also, in the different chorus for that section, I think he says "Greens were dense" instead of "dead". It still makes sense and is a better rhyme.

Best regards,

Aaron