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Some Depth

from Parcel O Rogues by Tommy Mackay

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He started out with something and he vowed to give
Other people something so that they could live
Some people called him charitable, others called him a spiv
Some depth

Some say thank you very much, others say no thanks
Some rely on ingenuity, others on banks
A lot of people are just flying by their pants
Some depth

You stake a claim, you take some blame, if you've any soul
Some people even set their lives by a determined goal
Some others only have the chance to hold a begging bowl
Some depth

And so we come to liars, as a famous father said
You made your own misfortune, but you never made your bed
This speech will last forever till the last liar is dead
Some depth

A million housewives every day say you can't call us that
We've grown as a society and the goose aint getting fat
Only pigs and bankers and the occasional cat
Some depth

If you want to read philosophy or poetry, I say
It's up to you, nobody's keeping score along the way
No-one knows what constitutes good literature these days
Some depth

Come gather round and listen to the tales that this man tells
He thinks he has an answer, he's ringing some bells
But the only people listening are spies and infidels
Some depth

The circle has been broken, the fallacies exposed
The people who dictate the law say this position's closed
They're shuffling round town centres in their dirty underclothes
Some depth

And all the while the innocent and carefree shed no tears
For all the gross injustices suffered throughout the years
They won't let politicians and moral guardians infect their ears
Some depth

On and on the wheel of absurd motion spins around
Some jump up to heaven, some stay on the ground
Others like to levitate or say something profound
Some depth

The song is nearly finished now, but just before I go
Can I just say it shouldn't keep you long, it's neither fast nor slow
It's an unhappy medium, full of joy and woe
Some depth

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from Parcel O Rogues, released September 1, 2022

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Tommy Mackay Edinburgh, UK

Scottish comedy performer and editor of The Daily Reckless - the paper that sings the news.

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