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Chewing Gum Wrapper
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I saw the chewing gum wrapper,
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saw it after lunch;
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Faded little cruddy thing,
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I picked from among the bunch.
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Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper,
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My eyes would not let go;
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Saw the little thing that I liked so.
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Loved the faded colors like would end up at the dump,
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My heart goes bumpety, bumpety, bumpety bump.
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Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper,
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Faded by the rain;
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You got to see it for yourself,
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My words just can't explain.
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Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper,
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dried up by the sun;
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Someone else got to feel this way, I can't be the only one.
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Who loves the faded colors like would end up at the dump.
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My heart goes bumpety, bumpety, bumpety bump.
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Faded plenty and corroded some,
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I saw the chewing gum wrapper,
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I picked it up just like a bum,
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Cruddy little, cruddy little, cruddy little thing;
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Full of dirt and it was full of grit,
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I saw the chewing gum wrapper;
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But colors like that you can't git,
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Cruddy little cruddy little cruddy little cruddy little.
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Well, cruddy little chewing gum wrapper,
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My heart would not let go;
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The colors hypnotize me, and I love them so.
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Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper,
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This I must say;
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These colors move me more than most or what I see today.
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I love the faded colors like would end up at the dump,
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My heart goes bumpety, bumpety, bumpety bump.
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I saw the chewing gum wrapper,
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When I was on a walk;
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I saw the faded green
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And I could barely talk.
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Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper
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When I was on a roam
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I was the faded yellow
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And wanted to take it home
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Cruddy little chewing gum wrapper.
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Chewing Gum Wrapper
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| Jonathan Richman |
