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All Rights Reversed

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1.
Neal was a little scouse he lived in a little house drove a little car and held a little pouch in his sack he carried meat for his little friend to eat he never would go hungry that's for sure the two of them would play all day never mind what others say what a shame they've all gone outdoors Neal's maggot was the only friend he had Neal's maggot never did like him back Neal was thought a little odd always on and a little off can you imagine what mommy thought? He carried him to school the teachers thought him a fool 'I guess I'll have to show them' thought Neal He waited til it was late and following home on roller skates He did something I cannot yet reveal Neal's maggot was the only friend he had Neal's maggot never did like him back Neal spends his days alone carrying a dried up bone the maggot has long since flown away muttering to birds and trees passersby are ill at ease he believes he'll be back some day
2.
Good-Bye 01:12
I've decided to let it go It would best be left alone I've got better things on my mind so goodbye goodbye goodbye I've decided to let it go not gonna chase it any more Ain't gonna waste more of my time so goodbye goodbye goodbye
3.
Who's that dressed all in black? It's Katey and her Kodak You'd better stay focused 'cause you never know when she's gonna snap She gives everyone a fright Shooting everything in sight Then retreats to her dark room and there she stays alone all through the night 1000 words can't describe the feelings I have inside Everyone else backs away but I can see the flash behind her eyes Everybody's so negative That is surely no way to live I will seize this moment to take a shot and see what develops Now's the time I suppose for my feelings to be exposed and let her know for certain that I would love nothing more than to hold her close Who's that dressed all in black? It's Katey and her Kodak You'd better stay focused 'cause you never know when she's gonna snap
4.
If all the world were paper You would be the kind decorated with bows and ribbons with every fold refined or even the type that's hung in frames in galleries of museums praised for your aesthetic qualities your sense of artistic freedom And I would be the pulp left over Not good enough to line cages My only hope to be the filler for dime store novel pages If all the world were paper If all the world were paper We may have come from the same tree but that was the last I saw of you You had the finest grain and I miscoloured hues A mill operator separated us purely by looks alone I contain some great ideas but my author is sadly unknown You however are praised by millions but you do not say a thing if all the world were paper I think it'd be the same If all the world were paper If all the world were paper If all the world were paper I think it would be quite the same
5.
Looking Back 02:55
Looking through boxes from my early days I find I could have gone in so many ways I wanted to be a famous scientist but I broke the test tubes from my chemistry set I had tried writing but soon realized nobody wants to read about my life I packed it all away when I went to school from then on I did what they told me to do One minute your life is going peachy but then you turn around and see all that you've worked so hard on buried in the ground It's enough to make you want to throw up your hands and scream 'surely I must be home in bed this can't be happening!' What's that there? it's my old uniform from back in the day when sports were the norm I remember being good I could have gone pro but that was before my car slid in the snow One minute your life is going peachy but then you turn around and see all that you've worked so hard on buried in the ground It's enough to make you want to throw up your hands and scream 'surely I must be home in bed this can't be happening!' oh look here it's a cassette tape of the first piece of music that I ever made I dare not listen because it might show me that I haven't matured beyond the age of 17 One minute your life is going peachy but then you turn around and see all that you've worked so hard on buried in the ground It's enough to make you want to throw up your hands and scream 'surely I must be home in bed this can't be happening!'
6.
Hey Rube! 02:25
Da da da da Da da da da Da da da da Da da da da There are things in this world that are simple and clean but I would prefer more convoluted machines I dream that one day everybody will come to say even very simple things are complicated I have a plan to improve the nation by bringing back Goldberg variations Hey Rube! What can you do to open a parachute? Can you make a simple thing too complicated? You cannot escape once you jump from the plane You're never so high as when you fall from the sky Bamboo umbrella operates cutters penguin reaches for frozen water saws through a log, drops in the basket pulls the string and triggers the musket opens the cage and the bird is set free Da da da da Da da da da Da da da da Da da da da Hey Rube! Whatcha gonna do when I build one too? I can make a simple thing too complicated When I get to work I begin with a jerk that releases a ball that rolls down the hall bumps into a matchstick tower lights a fire under a sprinkler firetruck comes and when they are done they ask me if I would like some and that's how I get my coffee in the morning Da da da da Da da da da Da da da da Da da da da
7.
I woke up this morning the first of April April Fool's I went straight to the closet and dug out my power tools I was going to pull th biggest prank so big it needed duct tape I was going to get them all April Fool's Day I opened the blueprints tube and rolled out the plans for the greatest rig ever known to man it was set to be two stories tall it would black out the Newport Mall I was going to get them all on April Fool's Day But it must have slipped my mind as I booted the robotic mime that March has 31 days This experience has taught me that the distance is only one day between a joke and felony Tomorrow I'll wake up the first of April April Fool's Day and if my cellmate has not murdered me in my sleep he'll be in for a surprise It's April Fool's Day
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9.
There were three crows standing on a wire one said to another 'let's fly a little higher' the second one responded 'let's fly low instead' and the third one said 'CAWWWWW!' There were three crows perching on a statue one said to another 'I bet that I can catch you' the second one responded 'I'd like to see you try' and the third one replied 'CAWWWWW!' There were three crows plotting out their schemes one said to another 'the world's not as it seems' the second one responded 'we're all in a dream' and the third one screamed...
10.
Once upon a time there was a little boy who grew up to be a willow tree that never told the truth it wasn't long before he had all the people in his hand Nobody could understand just what he meant to say but any who would admit their ignorance would pay Roots will spread when truth is dead and nobody fights back when you stand there will you care and prepare for the attack? All our hope hangs from a rope in an attic down the street If you cannot untie the knot then you've got to retreat If you see that crooked tree I suggest you run away
11.
Rock me to sleep mother I need my sleep I cannot get to bed by simply counting sheep No more lullabies I want a rockin' tune pull out your guitar and serenade the moon Rock me to sleep mother there's a tough day ahead And I can only face it if I can get to bed I grew up with the records that made you who you are so rock me to sleep mother with your electric guitar Rock me to sleep mother smash that axe to the floor just like when you did when they asked you to tour With a baby at home you said you had a better gig turned down the amplifier and raised up your kids you gave all for me the fame, the fans, TV endorsements, selling out but never burning out Rock me to sleep mother I need my sleep I cannot get to bed by simply counting sheep No more lullabies I want a rockin' tune pull out your guitar and serenade the moon Rock me to sleep mother there's a tough day ahead And I can only face it if I can get to bed I grew up with the records that made you who you are so rock me to sleep mother with your electric guitar
12.
you'll trade your skin to earn your wage and toss away your younger days You hold the hope that in the end you'll get to spend large dividends I know you'll get what's coming to you But don't forget forget me You're riding high so cut me in I'll be your friend guaranteed you fix your back again and again you cannot win against them I know you'll get what's coming to you But don't forget forget me You're riding high so cut me in I'll be your friend guaranteed now it's over you've nothing to show except of row filled with zeroes it's no wonder you were outdone you were outrun and lost the fun all for being America's son I know you'll get what's coming to you But don't forget forget me You're riding high so cut me in I'll be your friend

about

This album began life in 2001 and finally sees the light of day in mid-2009. I am not only relieved, but actually very excited about this release, because the record is really good.

All songs written by Chris Combs, and yes, they are copyrighted.
Recorded in various incarnations of Planga-La Labs and Superpickle Sound.
Produced by Adam Rabin and Chris Combs.

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released July 4, 2009

Chris Combs:
Lead and backing vocals
Ukulele on 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10
Guitar on 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Percussion on 6, 10
Trumpet on 4
Goldberg Device on 6
Drum samples on 7, 8

Adam Rabin:
Piano/Synth on 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12
Guitar on 2, 3, 5, 11
Bass on 1, 3, 7, 11
Backing Vocals on 1, 2
Percussion on 1. 3, 9, 11

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