DUNCAN SHEIK - The Tale Of Solomon Snell lyrics

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Listen if you will, I have a tale to tell<br />

Of an unfortunate man, the name of Solomon Snell<br />

And the philosophy he should have embraced<br />

That says no matter what you do, you'll never be safe<br />

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Ring the bell, ring the bell for Solomon Snell<br />

Too much trust is the road to hell<br />

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Rightfully nervous, he took every precaution<br />

He paid three armed men to drive him to Boston<br />

But wouldn't you know it, he was broke on arrival<br />

His own men robbed him and took off in style<br />

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So he wanted to marry a girl who was true<br />

And on the basis of her name he would fidelity prove<br />

She had a handsome cousin she would visit in Charlotte<br />

Well, she said he was her cousin, the brazen harlot<br />

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Ring the bell, ring the bell for Solomon Snell<br />

He played it safe and it didn't end well<br />

Ring the bell, ring the bell for Solomon Snell<br />

Too much trust is the road to hell<br />

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He caught yellow fever, down Charleston way<br />

Before you knew it, they were digging his grave<br />

But he was most terrified of being buried alive<br />

And so to his finger a bell was tied<br />

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You see Snell had arranged for a man to be paid<br />

To listen for the bell when he was buried in his grave<br />

But the man got drunk and when the bell did sound<br />

Solomon lived but he stayed in the ground<br />

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No one heard a sound<br />

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Ring the bell, ring the bell for Solomon Snell<br />

Too much trust is the road to hell<br />

Ring the bell, ring the bell for Solomon Snell<br />

You can play it safe but it won't end well<br />

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You can play it safe but it won't end well<br />

You can play it safe but it won't end well

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