Odysseus

	  		 

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I'm gonna tell you this story that I once read 
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About this cowboy who was a little messed up in the head 
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For starters he went by this weirdo name of Odysseus 
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Now Odysseus weren't no cowboy name 
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But he sure could play that cowboy game 
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An' he could rope and ride and he could throw a real mean discus 

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Well he was headed home from some far-off land 
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Like Mississippi or Texarkana 
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He was tryin' to get to Ithaca in New York State 
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Met this dude named Poseidon that almost drowned him 
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But this chick named Ino came along and found him 
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I... I didn't really get that part anyway 

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Well he met this girl named Circe, you know 
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She was all hot and bothered and ready to go 
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She invited all of his friends on over for supper 
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Turned his buddies into pigs and that's a fact 
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So he made love to her and she turned 'em back 
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I guess he was pretty good in the sack or somethin' 

Chorus 

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   Odysseus, why did you have to go? 
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   Odysseus, whatever did you know? 
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Odysseus was hard, Odysseus was fast 
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That cowboy could really kick some ass 

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Well he wasn't really sure which way to head 
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So for directions he went to the kingdom of the dead 
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I ain't sure were that is but it sounds like Florida 
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His mama lived there and she said hi 
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He said no mama, I'm here to see this other guy 
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She said well, you're a real find son, then, aren't you? 

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Finally he found this guy that knew the way 
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He said, "Now listen close to what I gotta say 
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It's a long hard ride and you probably never even get there 
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And all these friends of yours, they're all a-gonna die 
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And all you're gonna wanna do is sit and cry?" 
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And Odysseus said, "Now, hold up, dude... I make a left where?" 


REPEAT Chorus 

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So he packed his bags and he saddled up 
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And he was headed out of town past his little club 
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And from inside he heard this chick band called The Sirens 
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Well he wanted to stay and hear a few 
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But his buddies said, "No, man, we gotta move" 
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So he threw this big old tantrum then he got on back to ridin' 

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When he got home all of these men were there 
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Eatin' all the food from his Frigidaire 
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And not just two or three, but like forty-somethin' 
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They was hittin' on his wife and makin' a scene 
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So he killed them all and got away clean 
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Didn't even have to do community service or nothin' 

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His wife said, "I been so faithful babe?" 
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And he said, "Uh...,     uh..., me too 
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Except for that girl in that cave and a couple more 
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And that beautiful woman on that island shore 
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Anyways, baby, I been so thankful in my heart" 

REPEAT Chorus 

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That cowboy could really kick some ass