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"Nine Lives"
Arsenic and cyanide, daggers and knives,
If I were a cat, I’d have used up nine lives
Revolvers and pistols, ropes and garottes,
I’m under attack whether I like it or not.
But that’s the price of being objectionable,
I'm often acid tongued and rude.
So I suppose I shouldn’t really be that surprised
If someone wants to see me removed.
Lead piping and bludgeons, spiders and snakes
I’ve found them in my bedclothes and they give me the shakes
Candlesticks and pottery keep taking a dive
I’ll have to pay attention...just to stay alive
But that’s the price of being objectionable,
She's often acid tongued and rude.
So we suppose we shouldn’t really be that surprised
If someone wants to see her removed.
Chorus x2
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