Farmer Emmerich went into his barn
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And found a cow suckling a serpent
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And a brown ape clanking a heavy chain
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Said Farmer Emmerich to the ape
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Never ask me to come into this barn again
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So Long
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Farewell
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So Long
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Farmer Emmerich caught the serpent
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And the brown ape in a cage
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And took them into his house
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He fed the snake a vat of milk
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And when the ape rattled its chain
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He tossed the ape a mouse
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So Long
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Goodbye
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Farewell
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The villagers found out that Farmer Emmerich
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Was nurturing a serpent
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And descended upon his farm
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All rabid in their blindness
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They dragged the snake outside
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Chopped it open with an axe
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And the ground soaked
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In the milk of human kindness
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So Long
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Farewell
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So Long
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But the brown ape escaped
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And was heard to roam the ranges
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Clanking its heavy chain
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Down in the valley it sang to its friend
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Whom he may never see again
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Fable Of The Brown Ape
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
