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Thread #6370   Message #589917
Posted By: Stewie
10-Nov-01 - 06:49 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Pancho and Lefty (Townes Van Zandt)
Subject: RE: The Ballad of Pancho and Lefty
Larry, I'm right for bandaids, thanks. Your 'open mouth' reference brings to mind the opening lines of Les Barker's classic 'Quasimodo':

An unlucky man that Quasimodo
The local people said
He used to be six foot three
But a bell fell on his head
Pigeons used to crap on his hat
Quasimodo was bound to lose
He'd look up open-mouthed, in dismay
But his pigeons all flew round in twos

Cheers, Stewie.