Get this mirror cleaned
I'm troubled by the face I see before me
As you shave our nation's face
Keep a steady hand
Listen to these words that soon will ring across the land
Wield the spade
Ready the blade
Sacrifices must be made
There are many fools
Who dare propose imposing limits
On my power
Those ungrateful who've been swayed by
Intellectuals in their ivory towers
They will pay for crimes that God and I can not allow
Some before the firing squad and some behind the plow
Wield the spade
Barber
Get this mirror cleaned
I'm troubled by the face I see before me
Be careful not to miss a whisker
Soon I face my people who adore me
As you shave our nation's face
Keep a steady hand
Listen to these words that soon will ring across the land
Wield the spade
Ready the blade
Sacrifices must be made
Barber
You've done very well
Much cleaner now the mirror's telling no lies
I know I'm not imagining the telltale glint of death
I see in you're eyes
I can't trust you
So I must do something with my knife
It's a shame to lose a damn good barber
But that's life
Wield the spade
Ready the blade
Sacrifices must be made
Barber Get this mirror cleaned I'm troubled by the face I see before me As you shave our nation's face Keep a steady hand Listen to these words that soon will ring across the land Wield the spade Ready the blade Sacrifices must be made There are many fools Who dare propose imposing limits On my power Those ungrateful who've been swayed by Intellectuals in their ivory towers They will pay for crimes that God and I can not allow Some before the firing squad and some behind the plow Wield the spade Barber Get this mirror cleaned I'm troubled by the face I see before me Be careful not to miss a whisker Soon I face my people who adore me As you shave our nation's face Keep a steady hand Listen to these words that soon will ring across the land Wield the spade Ready the blade Sacrifices must be made Barber You've done very well Much cleaner now the mirror's telling no lies I know I'm not imagining the telltale glint of death I see in you're eyes I can't trust you So I must do something with my knife It's a shame to lose a damn good barber But that's life Wield the spade Ready the blade Sacrifices must be made Explain Request ×
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