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What A Way To Go!
03:14
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What A Way To Go
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music & lyrics by Joe Guido Welsh © 2020 ASCAP
I don’t wanna die like Elvis reading quietly alone
I wanna’ shoot the works wanna’ look my worst
when I fall off of my throne
c’mon, c’mon I’ll race you to the finish line
c’mon c’mon we’re having us a real good time
and while we’re at it we can blow our minds
Chorus:
what a way to go man, what a way to go
Innit to win it so step off yer in the danger zone
Ima real knee jerk Im’ gonna’ go berserk
when I decide to give up hope
c’mon, c’mon I’ll race you to the finish line
c’mon c’mon we’re having us a real good time
and while we’re at it we can blow our minds
Chorus
Solo
c’mon c’mon we’re having us a real good time
and while we’re at it we can blow our minds
Chorus Out
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Still Number One in the USA?
words & music by Joe Guido Welsh ©2020 ASCAP
it’s time to flip the switch because apathy is at a fevered pitch
you’re bowing down to the one percent do you really think they give one tiny shit?
because fear fills your plate you’re armed to the gills in your Red State
your lot in life? it isn’t all that great
and there ain’t one damn thing you don’t fuckin’ hate
Chorus:
Yippie aye-oh-ky yay
you think we’re still number one in the USA?
Man, oh man we’ve seen better days we’re still number one in the USA??
if ignorance is bliss then you and yours helped to define it
you’re misinformed and you’re a hypocrite
what part of “they’re lying to you” do you not get?
you can’t reason or debate you know nothing more than how to alienate
truth and facts you can’t tolerate
I ain’t waiting on you, by then it’ll be too late
repeat Chorus
you know nothing more than fear, end of times and bitter tears
filled with rage and such ugliness leaving us all in this giant, fucking mess…
repeat Chorus
because ignorance is bliss and you can blow me…another kiss
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Izzat U, man?
03:08
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Izzat U man? Still runnin’ that race?
Izzat U man kickin’ and screaming in everybody’s face?
Izzat U man still bein’ a jerk still wavin’ that flag still usin’ that word?
Chorus:
you’re a brave one, little man rave on… Izzat U, man?
I said you’re a brave one, little man… rave on!
Izzat U, man?
Izzat U, man? still wavin’ that fist pointin’ at yer ass and blowin’ a kiss?
Izzat U, man? Still wavin’ that gun?
say you wanna send ‘em all to Kingdom Come?
Repeat Chorus?
Solo
Repeat Chorus
Izzat U, man? hey, YOU made that choice
when you crossed that line when you raised your voice
Izzat U, man? will I learn this again
well is you is or ain’t you is my friend?
Repeat Chorus out…
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Postal
04:54
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Postal
music & lyrics by Joe Guido Welsh © 2020 ASCAP
please choose your words carefully around
me
‘cos I’m not thinking clearly
I can’t seem to find any peace, yeah, there’s no relief
I’m only wanting a happy ending and if this really has to end
then I say end it. Hell….just forget it!
Chorus:
‘cos I could go postal I might go postal
if you should ever leave me don’t you dare ever leave me!
now I can’t turn the other cheek I’m much too weak man, it’s bleak
working without a net don’t wanna say anything we might both regret
I only ever wanted… you… to be happy…
but now it’s turned into …all of this. All this SHIT….
Chorus
Bridge:
dig- I turned to you for a shoulder you showed me the door
those little warning signs that you chose to ignore!
Solo
please understand I don’t mean anything by all of this
it’s just if I can’t live with your precious gift
or taste your kiss than I’d go postal
...
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Ann Coulter
03:37
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Ann Coulter
music & lyrics by joe guido welsh © 2020 ASCAP
My girlfriend doesn't call people names
my girlfriend doesn't think that liberals are insane
My girlfriend is not "emboldened by her looks"
my girlfriend does not write hateful books
but she can cook so I guess...
Chorus:
my girlfriend is no Ann Coulter my girl has a soul, sir
she got no chips on her shoulder and I thank "god"
that she's no Ann Coulter
well, my girlfriend likes to listen to jazz
my girlfriend does not misrepresent the facts
my girlfriend ain't ever hit anyone with a baseball bat
my girlfriend simply cannot talk out of her ass
like Ann can
repeat Chorus
Bridge;
Come on, Ann, quit yer posturing and posin'
let's you and me get in some serious hand hoildin'
when I'm near you I'm so afraid I'm so weak
'cos I believe that yer heehaw has teeth
well, my girlfriend is a really groovy chick
my girlfriend ain't no republican attack bitch
no one calls MY girlfriend a witch...she knows when to quit!
repeat Chorus out
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Spin It Around
03:03
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Spin It Around
music & lyrics by Joe Guido Welsh ©2020 ASCAP
You got a nasty habit of tellin’ us a story or two
there ain’t a soul in town believes’ a word they hear from you
you tell me one thing then it’s another and yet another…
which izzit, brother?
Chorus:
Spin it around and around and around we go
where it all ends baby, nobody knows
turn it upside down and outside in
Spin it around and around and around and around
and spin it around once again
you dunno what yer doin’ and you never will admit it
there ain’t a shred of proof, ain’t a drop of evidence
you say it’s this now this is that
man, that was not where this was at!
Chorus
Solo
Ever wonder why there’s a drug for everything?
they’d like to keep us high so we will believe anything
can’t get a boner? Can’t seem to chill?
Don’t you fit in? Take you a pill!
Chorus out
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7. |
Beetles Ripoff
05:46
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Beetles Ripoff
words and music by joe guido welsh ©2020 ASCAP
I remember, won’t forget it, Sunday February nine
When I received them I believed then that I’d really seen the light
it was amazing we were changing almost overnight
but this is now and that was then we’ll never be the same again
Chorus:
So here’s another Beatles ripoff
to be sure you’ll hear another Beatles ripoff
we shot the Eggman in the chest we shoulda’ given him a vest
yeah, we blew his mind for him, alright?
Here in the States, we kill all night
Imagine where we’d be today if the Fabs never went away
I try to reason in my mind it’s getting harder all the time
Chorus
Breakdown
the corporate world will rape their tunes and pay the pedophile the dues
it’s here and there it’s everywhere let me take you down…
Chorus
Na Na’s out
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8. |
Where'd MY America Go?
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words & music Joe Guido Welsh © guidotoons ASCAP
She was the sole survivor on American Idol
now she’s just the community chest
we can laugh at her now that her 15s’ over
change the channel & see somebody else’s mess
cut to Dick & Jane watch ‘em struggle everyday for nothin’ nothin’ at all
see their kid screwin’ up? Not a problem, there’s a pill
then we pack ‘em all off to the mall, hey man…
.
Chorus:
Where’s my where’s my America? where’d my America go?
Where do you get off judging me by a book that you never read yer own damn self?
why, you say it don’t matter…you and yer friends get fatter
and send a few more kids off to die for them wells, well…
you shrug it all off and you shake your head point your finger
and pull a rabbit outta yer own ass
if I lied like that my life would consist of asking you if you wanted to Supersize that….
Chorus/
Bridge:
So where do we go from here?
From the couch, to the fridge…grab a beer!
Fix your gaze, never leave your chair…baby, I don’t really care
Solo/Repeat Bridge
what happened to all our wonder and promise?
What happened to love? What happened to US?
Nothin’ is real and everything’s cheap, man
it makes me sad, man it gives me the creeps….Where’s my?
Chorus Out
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Lah Dee Dah
03:24
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Lah-Dee-Dah
music & lyrics by joe guido welsh ©2020 guidotoons ASCAP
the economy’s bad, and I’m really mad… I guess
between Iraq and a hard place man, I don’t really understand that mess
I don’t keep up with the news and y’all know I don’t read
so how is it, again, that somebody been lyin’ to me?
Chorus:
Lah Dee Dah Lab Dee Dah
I pay no never mind
I’m just passin’ time
Lah Dee Dah Lab Dee Dah
hey! Nothin’ never mind
I’m just passing time, my friend
well, people today seem crazy… all bent outta’ shape
whatcha’ all bitchin’ about? My life is great!
I’m the BMF at a worldwide conglomeration
and i got me plenty help down here on my plantation
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
Some day….too late?
To get me a clue and learn me the truth…
HEY!
Some day…
Solo
Repeat Chorus out
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10. |
Alone In The House
03:12
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Alone In the House
music & lyrics by Joe Guido Welsh ©guidotoons ASCAP
chorus_
when I’m alone in the house I do things I wouldn’t do
if you were around
when I’m alone in the house hey, not in front of you…
or my secrets’ out
I don’t shave or comb my hair I walk around in my underwear
smell your shirts and go through your drawers
dance with the dog and make him wear your bras…
repeat chorus_
watch them talk shows every afternoon then I hit golfballs in the living room
spy on the neighbors with my telescope
pick at me feet, may ears and my nose…
repeat chorus_
then, enjoy a Beach Boys-esque interlude
followed by scary metal sounding music
then just repeat the chorus out….
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11. |
Whatever She Does
04:26
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Whatever She Does
music & lyrics ©2020 ASCAP
well there’s a full moon sittin’ in the sky tonight
soft and gentle yet still so bright
I wanna hold you closer for a little while
sittin’ up here we can see for miles
B verse:
then I feel your touch I hold my breath
I’m on fire as I kiss your lips
Chorus:
whatever she does it’s alright anything she does yeah it’s alright
whatever she does it’s alright with me
Now there’s a cool thought goin’ through my mind tonight
right or wrong what’s wrong or right?
I wanna stay up here for a little while
sitting up here we can see for miles
B verse
Chorus
Bridge:
as we dance across the skyline girl you look just like an angel
yer not anybody’s baby you can be my savior only you can save me
Solo
as I look up to the skies tonight
and I see your face in this blue moonlight
I gotta hold you closer for a little while
and I’ll be king of the world for awhile
B verse
Chorus out
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Joe Guido Welsh Nashville, Tennessee
Joe 'Guido' Welsh is a composer,
multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer and
an admitted liberal francophile.
He loves baseball, comfortable shoes and people who think.
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