Cavetown

Lemon Boy

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There once was a bitter-sweet man 
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And they called him Lemon Boy
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He was growing in my garden 
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And I pulled him out by his hair, like a weed
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And like weeds do he only came 
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And grew back again
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So I figured this time I might 
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As well let him be

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    Lemon Boy and me started to get along together
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    I'll help him plant his seeds 
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    And we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
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    It's actually pretty easy being nice 
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    To a bitter boy like him
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    So I got myself a citrus friend

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But soon his bitter-sweet started to rub off on me
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You'd think smelling like lemon zest 
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Would be pretty neat
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I found out that my friends were more
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Of the savoury type
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And they weren't too keen with compromising 
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With a nice lemon pie

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    So Lemon Boy and me, we just got 
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    To get along together
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    I helped him plant his seeds 
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    And we'd mow the lawn in bad weather
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    It's actually pretty easy being nice 
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    To a bitter boy like him
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    So I got myself a citrus friend

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  But what if I run out of fertilizer?
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  What if the clouds run out of rain?
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  What if Lemon Boy won't grow no longer?
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  What if beaches dry of sugar cane? Oh well,
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  The whales start to beach themselves
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  Tortoise shells tear away from their spines
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  It happens all the time
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  It happens all the time

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  Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
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  Like Snufkin and Little My, 
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  We'll get around wherever
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  Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever
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  Like Snufkin and Little My, 
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  We'll get around wherever
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  It's actually pretty easy being nice 
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  To a bitter boy like him
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  Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
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  Yeah we're the bitterest guys around
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  And I've got myself a citrus friend

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