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The K​-​Mart Tapes volume 7

by Bill White

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1.
Shakespeares Final Hour 06:29
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Ive seen 10,000 actors play him but a million could not contain him The Universal graces him Even his author chases him Ophelia, hurry Bring the flowers This is Shakespeares final hour Into the birth of consioucness we delve Through him we came to know ourselves Prince Hamlet now lies on the floor Horatio comes in through the door They speak of ghosts And soldiers bold While listening to Nat King Cole Friends and Romans lend me your ears What has become of old King Lear? This father, stricken deep with woe, Has now become a CEO Alas. our children Shall never see A pure, untrammeled tragedy The light, the light, turn on the light Tis not the king who walks tonight Tonights the night the theatre dies Tonight the ghost of Shakespeare cries 500 years He reigns supreme Twas but a dream within a dream Pretenders desecrate the space Wash off their sily make up, put masks over their face Thes are not the children of the gods They shit on genius and piss on the bard Bubble bubble Toil and trouble The witches watch the theatres crumble Ophelia hurry Bring the flowers This is Shakespeares final hour
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Cry for Someone 02:29
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Rattlesnake Wasteland 03:59
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I could be slicing sand With malibu girls at sunset Or beating a confessio out of a guy Just to dance on the guts he spills But Im looking across a rattlesnake wasteland That stands between me and the black hills Theyll shove it up your ass and down your throat Theyre the ones who decide who will get your vote They tell you the words yu can and cannot use Who you gotta kiss up to and who you can abuse The run the dope they sell the guns They drink the blood of your first born sons They know what you think before you think it Put words in your mouth and then they sync it But Im looking across a rattlesnake wasteland That stands between me and the black hills Theyve been busy since 1776 With their social experiments Bringing in people from all kinds of places Inciting and manipulating wars between the races They ran a railroad through a burial ground Electrocuted children on a merry go round Yeah the United States is an experiment On how to run a one world government I could be dancig all night with the Saturday girls in georgetown Or rocking with Johnny At the fish house on the pier But Im looking across a rattlesnake wasteland That stands between me and the black hills I could be taking down fences And burning barnyards Robbing trains Or hanging them that rob them But Im looking across a rattlesnake wasteland That stands between me and the black hills
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She Died in His Arms 02:56
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she died in his arms he will never forget it but she was my girl he knew it and will always know it i had no right to her love but i had it just the same although she carried my child she bore another mans name i was a ghost at her window a shadow on her balcony her last words were, "Billy, why didnt you marry me?" she gave me her innocence when she was yet a flower we met in secret every night at the midnight hour one morn i set out for London my fortune for to find when i returned my darling lass was no longer mine her wedding was no secret by her father it was decreed she begged him let it not be so in the end she did concede and accepted a man she did not love to be her husband true her hatred for him was sanctified her love for me taboo
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I Will Never Know 03:46
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i never left a movie until it was over always had to know how things worked out sometimes iit was worth the wait other times it was a waste but i ever left the theatre with any doubt about what the whole damn thing was all about but now ill never know the man who you will marry ill never know if you danced swan lake because ive got a date with my own misguided fate ill never know the road your life will take i never should have stepped outside the boundaries i should have kept my distance from the crowd i should have worn a mask when i was traveling and opened my umbrella when i saw the clouds but i was subborn i was stupid now im on the road to ruin and there is no way to turn this thing around you are flying high like a bird up in the sky and i am sinking deep into the ground but now ill never know the man who you will marry ill never know if you danced swan lake because ive got a date with my own misguided fate ill never know the road your life will take and as i leave the movie theatre, my heart breaks
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Rape Duology 1 Reward the Guilty 01:11
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Five soldiers fell upon her Each of them I slew Then led her to her chamber And bid a fond Adieu But she called Please kind gentleman Before I reached the door Have you something to make me sleep I can stand this pain no more So I put her fast to sleep With pills to kill the pain And when she was sleeping Her flesh I did profane My blood was hot and seething My eager seed was spent I took her jeweled innocence Without her consent I married her upon the morn With the year a child was born My wife remains the more deceived By rape her child was conceived
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Rape Duology 2 Punish the Innocent 03:43
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I wasnt the first And Im sure I wont be the last One of your partners in sin Reflected in your whiskey glass There was Frankie and Johnny Then there was Ronnie The Tom Dick and Harry and Jim Why did you blame me Why did you name me When you betrayed me with all of thise men Why did you lie Saying I took you by force Was it just a defense In case he sued for divorce I had just turned 18 You were way past 35 I would never have falled into your arms If I hadnt been out of my mind Im writing songs in prison Ive been here for 20 long years Im just a little older Than you were when you put me here Im not the first And Im sure I wont b the last Man with a future erased by the lies of the past Why did you lie Saying I took you by force Was it just a defense In case he sued for divorce I had just turned 18 You were way past 35 I would never have falled into your arms If I hadnt been out of my mind
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War Duology 1 Casualties 01:52
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War Duology 2 Survivors 04:27
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Oh my darling Little one Papa will keep you safe Turn around turn around and run Run run run Dont stop running Until you see your mothers face Oh my darling Little one Papa will keep you from harm Turn around turn around and run Run run run Dont stop running Until you are in your mothers arms I am praying god will not forsake me As I stand against these men of stone There is not a soul on earth to help me I must stand alone Oh my darling Little one Papa will keep you safe Oh my darling Little one Hold youe mama tight Tell her that I will always love her And in the end, everythings gonna be all right Turn around turn around and run Run run run Dont stop running Until you see your mothers face Oh my darling Little one Hold your mama tight Tell her that I will always be there looking over you And in the end, everythings gonna be all right
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the last of the arrogant rock and roll singers 03:58
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im the last of the arrogant rock and roll singers to give the finger to fame some kid from oklahoma waving a back stage pass got me up against the wall and insolently asked what is the procedure what is the best plan learn first to play an instrument or just start up a band he was the first of the small town losers to suck off the finger of fame some people say they put this town on the map but i am the map and their guitars of craphe s plugged a shitstorm of mediocrity up the rainwater taps im the last of the arrogant rock and roll singers to give the finger to fame i dont have any money i dont any fans but i can blow anyone off the stage with or without a band look at that big stupid dumb ass bass player once he played in a band that had a radio hit now he is trying to get a seat on the city council and knowing this backwash town he will probably get its since every band he has started as a solo artist has sucked and he has to do something with the rest of his life who am i to be coming down hard on this corn-fed man with the big name? im the last in seattles history of brilliant musicians to give the finger to fame
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Pornography of Democracy 04:08
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this isnt fake news it isnt news at all its a global soap opera designed to enthrall you with teevee its the pornography of democracy anderson cooper such a silly priss on new years eve hes looking for a kiss from you and me fly translove airwaves with hillary and bill\ share teenage prostitutes with every senator on the hill arent you happy to be part of the pornography of democracy 500 billion for eugenics 500 trillion for defense for hea;th education and welfare a paltry 20 cents cant you see passing laws bt passing gas enacting them by kissing asses of fleas condaleeza rice plays footsie with george bush shes got a thing for powerful men be they cretins creeps or crooks its a disease this pornography of democracy you work a 40 hour week stil cant pay the rent if you quit your job you will lose your benefits but youll be free a college education is the ticket to higher pay but watch out for the taxman who will take it all away and leave you to freeze in the pornography of democracy richard quest is having a profitable day at least he has a sense of humor as his heart turns into gray feces amanpour is a media whore she takes the bait from heads of state who push her to her knees this dull panel of experts needs a good kick in the pants they scorn you as a hypocrite if you give a sinner a second chance they are rabid bees sucking at the the pornography of demccracy
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"Twice," He Said 03:34
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518 West Roy 04:33
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I lived in a mansion 518 West Roy Century 21 in the 20th Century Our dining room table was big enough for everyone Who had come to the fair from every other where And was boarding with us Elvis Presley was strolling the fairgrounds My sister said she saw him just hanging around When the fair closed down, we saw Elvis in the movie And the fairground ruins was our new playground We played in the fountain and the monorail was free Once a year on the fairs anniversary Dylan and the Band played in the Coliseum I bought an $8 ticket just to see em Bumbershoot hit the grounds one Labor Day It was free at first, now its $100 a day Back in 1962, for the fair you had to pay to get in Two bucks for adults and a dollar for kids There is no mansion at 518 West Roy any more Just three blocks of condominiums With no yards between them A line of buildings where there used to be mansions And I lived there In a 20th century vision of the 21st century The present of the past is bereaved But all you thought you lost will be retrieved
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A Winters Flame 01:01
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How long shall leafless shades persist In carrying a winter’s flame Above the trees where spirits kissed? Here none walks whole among the lame. The trees shall stand, though they resist The rowan birthright to your name. Unsteady in this purple mist Our frosted souls remain. But if memory be memry’s token, The last words of love should not be spoken.
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Andy's Gotta Go 02:47
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Ballad in B minor 07:26
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Born in the sorrow of my mothers death Raised as an heir to the noblemans arts Released from kidnap by a sea hated ship To be harper and huntsman to my uncle the King Your uncle, the Morholt, had challenged the barons To duel or pay tribute to Irelands king I fought him and left my sword tip in his skull He died after poisoning me with his spear And you, you alone, were the one who could heal me And you, more than anyone, wanted me dead Sick and imperied, the courtly in arms Twice did I brave inhospitable lands First, in disguise, for release from my wounds I returned to beguile you on a quest for my king My uncle would marry the mystery lady Whose hair of gold fell from two quarreling beaks I won you in victory over the beast Then lost in deliverng you to my king And we unaware drank a wine brewed for lovers Yes we shared the cup of joy mixed with death Drawn to the chamber of conjugal love traitor to all holy marital laws Accused, and to quiet cruel imagination, I was exiled and fell into feverish stench Tis love, through a poison by witchcraft created, More fierce than the noble true love of a king Who then disbelived the felonious barons Whose envious charges of adultery Were true, oh too true, and the stars were their witness To traitorous love underneath the pine trees Warned by the riverm our meeting was chaste At the approach of the cuckolded king Free from suspicion, out of exile I came, but the witchcraft between us was to soon be revealed A trickle of blood from my bed to your chamber Exposed by the dwarf, led your husband to grieve And condemn the only two persons he loved To a mutual burning, as the law decreed Instead, you were thrown as a whore to the lepers I leapt from the chantry and made my escape Freed, by my sword, from a leperous caress You sensed no hardship, though filthy and starved I hunted a hart. Of the woods we were lords Although lost in this world to be reviled in the next. We slept with a chast naked sword between us And found it replaced by the sword of the king Then fled to the edge of the wood till we felt The pity expressed and we had to return Though he would received his queen back to her chamber Her knight must remain in the periilous wood Banished to serve many lords in their lands Dead though alive with no life still not dead Remaining true when accidentally wed Till I kissed her and left all my wits on her lips Disguised as a fool, I returned to your chamber My hound licked my hand and you called for the guards Who pierced me with spears. I escaped to the wood To die neath the pines where we first made our bed Alas, my true ovem in my life and in death Together now death joins with life. We have served.
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Marilyn 03:57
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I had a song in my heart But no place to put it down Marilyn took me home She said, ”There is a piano in the living room. I will be in the kitchen Making sauce for the spaghetti Call me if you need anything” I wrote my song and I sang it for her And she danced my song to me I played piano for the ballet When they danced the Nutcracker Suite Marilyn was the prima ballerina And Marilyn was in love with me I went on tour with the Rolling Stones I pI had a song in my heart But no place to put it down Marilyn took me home Slayed some boogie woogie and blues But my opening act wasnt going over so well So Im back on the corner, still paying my dues I ran into Marilyn just the other day She told me she was still with the company I asked when she woud be performing next She said, ”Those days are far behind me. Im working in the costume department now. They say Im the best seamstress they ever had. Im working on designs for a new style of leotard. Im lucky to still be living the life that I had. ” I had a song in my heart But no place to put it down Marilyn took me home Said, ”There is a piano in the living room. I will be in the kitchen Making sauce for the spaghetti Call me if you need anything” So I wrote my song and I sang it for her And danced my song to me Marilyn danced my song for me Marilyn danced my song back to me
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People Dont Pay 03:35
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When People Dont Pay They get pushed out of the way Trying to stay alive to the end of the day People Dont Pay People Dont Pay They give and they receive They believe and they are believed But People Dont Pay When People Dont Pay The landlord takes it out of their hide They give you 50 lashes full of pride People Dont Pay People Dont Pay Since when does staying alive have a price? If you refill your cup, they charge you twice But People Dont Pay People Dont Pay How many chickens for a cow? How many hours do I owe you now? Just get your ass back behnd the plow. People Dont Pay People Dont Pay They should look out for each other. They shouldnt turn away They should look out for each other People Dont Pay When People Dont Pay They get pushed out of the way Trying to stay alive to the end of the day People Dont Pay Give and youll receive Believe and youll bebelieved But People Dont Pay But People Dont Pay
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Pike Street 03:41
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Private Party 03:19
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Psychedelic Poster 05:48
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Psychedelic Poster © 2018 Cindy Prince I dreamed I was flying Up high, down low to the ground I dreamed I flew right into A psychedelic poster It wasn't flat as I presumed But with depth, like a labyrinth I moved through the groove Of a psychedelic poster Chorus Up, up, up Through oranges and pinks Down, down down Through my forty winks Twists and turns Like a rollar coaster Back and forth In a psychedelic poster Bridge I was inside and outside of colorful veins It was playing pschedelic rock I saw Sgt Pepper swimming in champagne Singing out the numbers on Big Ben's clock It was a wild adventure Not the norm, but a colorful storm A ride through the inside Of a psychedelic poster Repeat chorus

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