Askin' for a muggin'

from In Torpor by Jocose Bird

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There's a gentleman walking down music lane
About 34 years and he's white as an egg
Cash in his pockets and he's dressed to the tee
He's asking for a mugging if you want to ask me

Walk on down and turn around
You're asking for a mugging from me oh darling
You're asking for a mugging from me

There's flowers in the garden and glitter in the trees
A broken glass bottle is a diamond to me
I've got a thousand diamonds not a dollar
So it looks like a muggin's just what you need

I dont get much for being good looking
Nothing in the kitchen still worth cooking
And when the bills got ya badly bent
Theres nothing like a mugging to pay the rent

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from In Torpor, released June 30, 2016

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Jocose Bird New Orleans, Louisiana

Lyrically dark and melodic original folk punk with jazz balkan and latin influences.

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Despair

Aug 2019
In Torpor

Jun 2016
Jocose Bird

Dec 2015

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