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It's a chilly Florentine evening
It's a chilly Florentine evening, two men in evening hats
Two men in evening hats
 
Telling tales of the underground and
Telling tales of the underground and fishing for rats
fishing for Reds
 
Policemen armed with Uzis
Policemen armed with Uzis stand guard but they don't speak
stand guard but they don't speak
 
Ain't seen no Michaeangelo
Ain't seen no Michelangelo, he'll be here next week
he'll be here next week.
 
The girl in the shoes
 
with the crystal heels went chaperoned by her brother
 
They raise a glass of amber wine
The girl in shoes with crystal heels is chaperoned by her brother
take pictures of each other
 
of the policemen in the fountains
They raise a glass of amber wine, take pictures of each other
and the sickle and the hammer
 
and they came with Uncle Romulus
Of the policemen in the fountains and the sickle and the hammer
with his walking cane and camera
 
And they came with Uncle Romulus with his walking cane and camera
 
 
 
She looked like someone's girlfriend
She looked like someone's girlfriend
she looked like a dream
 
she looked as unlikely
She looked like a dream
as the people's limousine.
 
She looked as unlikely
 
As the people's limousine
 
 
 
Come and sit by me, girl, before I breathe the breath out of you
Come and sit by me, girl, before I breathe the breath out of you
Hush your mouth and cover your eyes for I'll tell your father of you
 
Hush your mouth and cover your eyes 'for I tell your father of you
 
He paid to have you painted in the company of angels
He paid to have you painted in the company of angels
Only to find you flirting anew with Chico Marx and perverted Engels
Only to find you flirting anew with Chico Marx and perverted Engels
She looked like someone's girlfriend
She looked like a dream
She looked as unlikely
As the people's limousine
The patron saint of television smiles down from the shelf
The patron saint of television smiles down from the shelf
Romulus can't criticize but he can't bless himself
Romulus can't criticize but he can't bless himself
He has a tin of pea-green paint and a big roll of black tape
He has a tin of pea-green paint and a big roll of black tape
To vandalize these obscenities then make his escape
To vandalize these obscenities then make his escape
She walked up to the nice policeman and asked him for a match
She walked up to the nice policeman and asked him for a match
He saw Romulus approaching and slipped off the safety catch
He saw Romulus approaching and slipped off the safety catch
Then cut down her uncle, he was painted red and green
Then cut down her uncle, he was painted red and green
Just as she was kidnapped in the people's limousine.
 
Just as she was kidnapped in the people's limousine
 
 
 
She looked like someone's girlfriend
 
She looked like a dream
 
She looked so unlikely
 
In the people's limousine

Revision as of 23:04, 18 May 2009

It's a chilly Florentine evening, two men in evening hats

Telling tales of the underground and fishing for rats

Policemen armed with Uzis stand guard but they don't speak

Ain't seen no Michelangelo, he'll be here next week


The girl in shoes with crystal heels is chaperoned by her brother

They raise a glass of amber wine, take pictures of each other

Of the policemen in the fountains and the sickle and the hammer

And they came with Uncle Romulus with his walking cane and camera


She looked like someone's girlfriend

She looked like a dream

She looked as unlikely

As the people's limousine


Come and sit by me, girl, before I breathe the breath out of you

Hush your mouth and cover your eyes 'for I tell your father of you

He paid to have you painted in the company of angels

Only to find you flirting anew with Chico Marx and perverted Engels


She looked like someone's girlfriend

She looked like a dream

She looked as unlikely

As the people's limousine


The patron saint of television smiles down from the shelf

Romulus can't criticize but he can't bless himself

He has a tin of pea-green paint and a big roll of black tape

To vandalize these obscenities then make his escape


She walked up to the nice policeman and asked him for a match

He saw Romulus approaching and slipped off the safety catch

Then cut down her uncle, he was painted red and green

Just as she was kidnapped in the people's limousine


She looked like someone's girlfriend

She looked like a dream

She looked so unlikely

In the people's limousine