Stephen Malkmus & The Million Dollar Bashers - Ballad Of A Thin Man lyrics

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You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand<br />

You see somebody naked, you say, "Who is that man?"<br />

You try so hard but you don't understand<br />

Just what you'll say when you get home<br />

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But there something is happening here<br />

And you don't know what it is<br />

Do you, Mister Jones?<br />

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You raise up your head, you ask, "Is this where it is?"<br />

And somebody points to you and says "It's his"<br />

And you say, "What's mine?"<br />

And somebody else says, "Where what is?"<br />

And you say, "Oh my God am I here all alone?"<br />

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It just something is happened here<br />

But you don't know what it is<br />

Do you, Mister Jones?<br />

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So, you hand in your ticket, you go watch the geek<br />

Who immediately walks up to you when he hears you speak<br />

And says, "Well, how does it feel my friend to be such a freak?"<br />

And you say, "Impossible" as he hands you a bone<br />

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You're positive that something is happening here<br />

But you don't know what it is<br />

Do you, Mister Jones?<br />

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You've so many contacts [Incomprehensible] among the lumberjacks<br />

To get you facts when someone attacks your imagination<br />

But nobody has any respect anyway they already expect<br />

You to just give a check to tax-deductible charity organizations<br />

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You've been with the professors and they've all liked your looks<br />

With great lawyers you have discussed lepers and crooks<br />

You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books<br />

You're very well read, yeah, it's well known<br />

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'Cause something is still happening here<br />

Don't know what it is<br />

Do you, Mister Jones?<br />

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The sword swallower<br />

He comes up to you and then he kneels,<br />

Crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels<br />

Without further notice he tells you how it feels<br />

And he says, "Here is your mouth back thanks for the loan"<br />

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And you know something is happening here<br />

But you don't know what it is<br />

Do you, Mister Jones?<br />

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Now, you see this one-eyed midget, shouting the word "NOW"<br />

And you say, "For what reason?" And he says, "How?"<br />

And you say, "Good God what's happenin'?"<br />

And he screams back, "You're a cow<br />

And give me some milk or go home"<br />

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Yes and now, you're positive something's happening<br />

And you wish you know what it was<br />

Do you, Mister Jones?<br />

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Well, you walk into the room like a camel and then you frown<br />

You put your eyes in your pocket, nose in the ground<br />

There ought to be a law against you comin' 'round<br />

You should be made to wear some earphones<br />

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'Cause something is happened here<br />

You don't know what it is<br />

Do you, Mister Jones?