There's a guy down at Queen and Bay,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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I can almost see him there every day.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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There's not so much he can say,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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There's not so much he can play.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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No motorcar, no home, no wife,
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but that don't mean he don't have a life.
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(Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy, organ grinder!)
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Grinds his way into young girl's heart's,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Grinds up a batch of mincemeat tarts.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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He's very wise, he's very old,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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He does his thing when it's very cold.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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He hears them shout again and again -
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"Get that monkey on a big big chain!"
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(Heyyyyyyyyyyy, organ grinder!)
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Organ grinder sent to jail,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Got bags and bags of mail.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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People from the world outside,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Miss him and rhesus by his side.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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No music on the streets today-
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Incarcerated, not okay!
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(Heyyyyyyyyyyy, organ grinder)
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Country music has its charm,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Pretty eyes them fire alarms.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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When organ grinder had a smoke,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Little rhesus fast awoke.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Burnt the whole place to the ground,
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Along with that new country sound.
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(Heyyyyyyyyyyy, organ grinder!)
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Organ grinder at the door,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Won't say what he's looking for.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Sent his monkey 'round the back,
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Gave my wife a heart attack.
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(Hey, organ grinder)
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Took her away, left me behind -
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It's not my organs he wants to grind.
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(Hey, hey, hey, heyyyyyyyyyyyyy, organ grinder!)
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Organ Grinder (another interpretation)
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Moxy Fruvous |