Carp 18 Lyrics
| Encyclopedia Brown | |
| by Joe Fahey | |
| old mister brown stumbles out of bed
falls into the ash tray, rubs his aching head things aren't like they used to be there's solid proof on that then he pets his .38 and remembers what she said he was young and he was sprightly he marked every clue right down he must have been the smartest kid in that tiny town smarter than that punk bugs meany he was the semi-legendary hero he was encyclopedia brown tried his hands at selling stocks and bonds but some inside information had its pros and cons went to work for nasa on apollo 13 cowrote a screenplay with actor charlie sheen he was young and he was sprightly he marked every clue right down he must have been the smartest kid in that tiny town smarter than that punk bugs meany he was the semi-legendary hero he was encyclopedia brown old mister brown stumbled out of life stole a winnebago left his kids and wife now he sells hand-tooled belts at craft shows in the south "solve this" he says as he puts the barrel in his mouth he was young and he was sprightly he marked every clue right down he must have been the smartest kid in that tiny town smarter than that punk bugs meany he was the semi-legendary hero he was encyclopedia brown old mister brown old mister brown penguins live down south polar bears up north if the hinge-pin's on the outside the door wouldn't swing inward dogs are color blind so fido could tell if you had red pants on he really couldn't tell Rough Fish Music © BMI 1996 |
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