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Anatomy of Human Hubris

from CRIME DOES NOT PAY by David Rhymer & Kris Demeanor

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THE LATE, FAT KUBLAI KHAN
PUT HORSEMEN ON BOATS TO PILLAGE JAPAN
UNWINDING WITH HIS CONCUBINES
IN A GOUTY FUNK OF FERMENTED GOAT MILK

SUNK BY KAMIKAZE WINDS
THE KHAN’S MEN TRIED AND SUNK AGAIN
HE SPILLED THE SECRETS OF HIS COURT
TO THE CHINESE EMPLOYEES

SATISFACTION’S A SLIPPERY FISH
AND WHEN YOU GET IT THEN YOU GUT IT
A MILLION WAYS TO FUCK UP SOMETHING GOOD
LOOK, THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE

IN A MAN’S WORLD CATHERINE WAS GREAT
RUSSIA WAS PULLED FROM ITS MEDIEVAL STUPOR
BUYING ART FROM ALL THE MASTERS
PEN PALS WITH VOLTAIRE

LOOSE WITH MORE THAN THE PUBLIC PURSE
KATE GAVE HER LOVER COMMAND OF POLAND
LET ANOTHER LOVER PLAN TO SACK RAJISTAN
HER LAST LOVER WAS A CLUMSY HORSE

SATISFACTION’S A SLIPPERY FISH
AND WHEN YOU GET IT THEN YOU GUT IT
A MILLION WAYS TO FUCK UP SOMETHING GOOD
LOOK, THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE

ELEVEN BANKS, 300 GRAND,
JOHN HERBERT DILLINGER, MY MAIN MAN
ESCAPED PRISON TWICE, KILLED SEVEN POLICE,
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE
JOHNNY JUST LOVED SPILLING HIS BEANS
TO A STRING OF DARK EYED SEÑORITAS
HE WENT TO A MOVIE WITH THE WOMAN IN RED
AFTER SHE TIPPED OFF 40 FEDS

SATISFACTION’S A SLIPPERY FISH
AND WHEN YOU GET IT THEN YOU GUT IT
A MILLION WAYS TO FUCK UP SOMETHING GOOD
LOOK, THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE

YOU COULD BE THE MOB, BOB,
THEY RUN A TIGHT SHIP
HIDING ALL THEIR LOSERS IN A FAMILY OR SYNDICATE

YOU COULD BE THE SENATOR’S PEN
DUMPING TOXIC WASTE INTO THE HUDSON
THE GIN IN A SPEAKEASY STILL
NAZI DOCTORS SAFE IN BRAZIL
NOW, WHO CAN EVEN SAY WHAT’S CRIMINAL?
WHO CAN EVEN SAY

SATISFACTION’S A SLIPPERY FISH
AND WHEN YOU GET IT THEN YOU GUT IT
A MILLION WAYS TO FUCK UP SOMETHING GOOD
LOOK, THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE

WHAT HAVE THEY SEEN?

THIS TRAVESTY CAN BE ABATED WITH A PEN
I KNOW YOUR WIVES AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS
WILL THANK YOU FOR THIS

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from CRIME DOES NOT PAY, released May 31, 2017

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Crime Does Not Pay Calgary, Alberta

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Kris Demeanor - Mr. Crime & Guitar
Devin MacKinnon - Bob Wood & Guitar
Jamie Konchak - Violet Page & Bass
Lennette Randall - Eleanor Flood & Conga
David Rhymer - Marvin Shade & Keyboard
Selina Wong - Ensemble, Keyboard & Percussion
André Wickenheiser - Ensemble, Trumpet & Percussion ... more

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