I'll save you the trouble...

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"All good things must come
to an end," they say. Bad things,
too, thank God. The End.

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(17 Syllables)

what d'you want, blood?...

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'Educate, inform,
entertain': that's TV's brief...
(this verse is just brief)

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('17 Syllables plus' re-mix)

the gentleman's club: 'needs must'...

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"members only," the
loo door said - so I cut mine
off and threw it in...

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- where spending a penny costs, well - more than just an arm and a leg...






('17 Syllables plus' re-mix)

fast food - not...

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"I go by the name 'snail,' said the snail,
"and it takes me ages...

- to be absolutely honest,
it takes me ages to go by anything," he sighed...

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- "ha!" scoffed the coach that went by the name 'express'. (Did I say 'went'? - I meant 'flew').

a bit of rough - and tumble...

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I fell from grace last
night - well, that's not entirely
true: she pushed me off...

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('17 Syllables plus re-mix)

from a cow...

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Milk can come from goats
or a sheep, but normally
it comes from Macau...

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(a bit of a breakdown on the language front which brought a smile to my face recently. Vincent Hefter, China)






(17 Syllables)

the brass neck of the man (size 16, and counting)...

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"hey, I'm the same size
I was twenty years ago! -
my ties all still fit!"...

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(17 Syllables)