The riddle of the lair
I met my maker
My creator
We sat at the bar and shared a laugh
I was grinning
He was spinning
A yarn as tall as a giraffe
So it goes
The Lord he rose
And walked out in the pouring rain
I stayed put
With my arthritic foot
Waiting for the sun to come again
I'm on fire
I'm a smoking gun
I'm the devil on the run
I'm a blast
From the past
Of a toothless dragon
I'm internal combustion
I make rock and roll
It is mind control
At least a revelation
Jesus lost a bet
Then cashed his check
And went on a long vacation
I'm on fire
I'm a smoking gun
I'm the devil on the run
I'm a blast
From the past
Of a toothless dragon
I'm internal combustion
You work nine to five
And learn to survive
Go play chess with a guru
Caught up in a trance
Giving peace a chance
I mastered the art of voodoo
I'm on fire
I'm a smoking gun
I'm the devil on the run
I'm a blast
From the past
Of a toothless dragon
I'm internal combustion
Needles and pins
Ha ha I win
Never drop a bomb on Lucy
The game is over
Pick a four-leaf clover
You too can star in the movies
I'm on fire
I'm a smoking gun
I'm the devil on the run
I'm a blast
From the past
Of a toothless dragon
I'm internal combustion
I'm the reincarnation
Of the United Nations
Of the United Nations
The old man died and the clock kept ticking
The old man died and the clock kept ticking
The old man died and the clock kept ticking
The old man died and the clock kept ticking
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aab ccb dde ffe AGGHHGG iig xxg AGGHHGG jjk llk AGGHHGG xxx aax AGGHHGG gM M C C C C |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,338 |
Words | 292 |
Stanzas | 20 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 7, 3, 3, 7, 3, 3, 7, 3, 3, 7, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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