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Jester's Crown

from Brother Nature by J Roth

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Written in Minnesota, 1991.

lyrics

There's a monkey in a tree swinging about so carefree
He looks down from his tree to see a man in a suit that's me
He has no regret as he asks me what it's like to be someone's pet
He has no confusion he knows the fool is me not him
And he sings down to me as he swings he sings

Sha la la la la la la la la la my life away la la la
Sha la la la la la la la la la today hey, hey, hey

There's a clown in a circus tent on a mute parrot his last dollar he just
spent
His wife gave him the boot 'cause he can't pay the rent
I say to him: “ Man your life is bent”
He said: “Don't ever forget this is a play,
“no use letting yesterday and tomorrow ruin today
“you with your ideals, your pride and fine clothes – it's you who's
wearing the clown's nose”
And then he came up to me and he shook my hand and he smiled
and he danced and he sang:

Sha la la la la la la la la la my life away la la la
Sha la la la la la la la la la today hey, hey, hey

There's a king on a golden throne with knights, nobles, servants
yeah, he's alone
The smile on his face there has been sewn happiness he can't own
In a craze he takes off his crown puts it on his jester and gets down
Gives the queen, his wife, a sideways glance Then he starts to dance
Singing no more kingdoms for me I've got to be free

Sha la la la la la la la la la my life away la la la
Sha la la la la la la la la la today hey, hey, hey

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from Brother Nature, released December 7, 2010
J Roth > guitar and vocals

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