I'd like to meet the wandering jew who keeps his hands in his pockets for later
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He's always been there controlling the scene but in his new suit he looks like a waiter
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He's of the retiring kind but with a schedule that's fuller than Kissinger
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He's grown a moustache since his wife went away but I have to say I don't think he's missing her
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24/7 it's got to be the greatest job
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24/7 just being Bob
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He started out when I was at school when the teachers weren't cruel they were vicious
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He strummed that guitar like he meant it and the women he knew were capricious
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I couldn't wait to discover an E and then follow it with an A minor
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Even the Beatles took note at the words that he wrote like a spider
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24/7 it's got to be the greatest job
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24/7 just being Bob
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Meanwhile I got stuck in verse three when the black blood flowed down the metal
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I left it around for about a thousand hours and then sure enough I started to meddle
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So if you're listening please I'm down on my knees in the candles
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I'm not stuck in Memphis at all but I sure heard the call and the scandal
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24/7 it's got to be the greatest job
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24/7 just being Bob
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So Bob don't get me wrong I'm a fan but I can stay cool
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I know what it's like to be put on the spot when your collar gets hot that's the rule
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I understand why you constantly play because playing is work and it's fun
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I hope you continue to grow because it's sure hard to stop once begun
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24/7 it's got to be the greatest job
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24/7 just being Bob
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24/7
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| Hugh Cornwell |
