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Jake's Wake

from Turning Violet by Griddle

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JAKE'S WAKE

Many years ago he held this city in his fits
The ladies always places him at the top of every list
With the way he danced and the imperial way he walked
The way the room fell silent each time he'd start to talk

Pick up your glass and raise a toast
Because he's too damn modest to boast
To the king of the whole Atlantic coast
He's the master, he's the most

With just a nod he had his troops at his command
They were all dispatched with just a signal of his hand
So no one ever spoke behind his back or to his face
He had spies in stations who reported back to the base

Jake made a mistake
He was dragged from the lake
He died unsuspecting
For pride, the men by his side
All laughed when he died
They stopped protecting him

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from Turning Violet, released June 1, 2004

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