Your News

from Wunderpus Photogenicus by Wonderlic

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written by Michael Whalen
arranged by Wonderlic

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Your News
(lyrics by Michael Whalen)

(chorus)
Where do you get your news?
And does it bring you the Blues?
Does it weigh on your mind?
Does it weigh on your mind?
And do you give it much time?

If all you're doin' is sittin' and spawn'
You ain't got no room to wiggle that broom
So take off your hat and sit where you're at
And listen to the news from the crew

We been round the world, seen lots of that,
wore funny hats, shook hands with the cats,
took careful notes, we rode on boats,
we did inquire about that fire
And everyone that took the time to say,
"Hey, How yah doing? Tis a lovely day"
Well, they reported in their local style
And most of what they spoke weren't made of bile
A lot of talk about missing Dad
Whole lotta yearning for the times we had
All the stories that your Grandma would tell
About throwing pennies in the wishing well
Picture of a scent in a memory
Takes you to the place where you wanna be
Swinging in a hammock on the property of your best friend in the world

(chorus)

If all you're doin' is sittin' and spawn'
You ain't got no room to wiggle that broom
So take off your hat and sit where you're at
And listen to the news from the crew

Well you can conclude if you're in the mood
All that you said and heard from The Dude
Was really just words on a paper script
Wrapped in punctuation here to encrypt
Everything you thought they'd think you'd say
Went out the window that fateful day
All your thoughts, your thinks and thunks
Half written ideas hidden in a trunk
When you gonna let it all out for me
and the whole rest of the world to see
Contemplate and write it down one day
Wrap it up in punctuation

(chorus)

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from Wunderpus Photogenicus, released February 2, 2016
Michael Whalen - electric and acoustic guitars; vocals
Allen Galton - 8 string electric mandolin
James Dare - bass
Ryan Elwood - drums
Sarah Anderson - backing vocals

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