[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I once knew a poet, who lived before his time
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He and his dog Spooner, who listened while he rhymed
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Words to make ya happy, words to make you cry
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Then one day the poet suddenly did die
[Verse 2]
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But he left behind a closet, filled with verse and rhyme
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Through some strange transaction one was printed in the Times
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And everybody searchin for the king of underground
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Well they found him down in Florida, with a tombstone for a crown
[Bridge]
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And everybody knows the lines
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From his book that costs $4.99
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And I wonder if he knows he's doin
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Quite this fine
[Verse 3]
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Cause his books are all best sellers, his poems were turned to songs
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Had his brother on a talk show, though they never got along
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And now he's called immortal, yes he's even taught in school
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They say he used his talent, a most proficient tool
[Verse 4]
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But he left all of his royalties, to Spooner his old hound
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Growin old on steak and bacon, in a dog house 10 feet 'round
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And everybody wonders, did he really lose his mind
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No, he was just a poet who lived before his time.
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He was just a poet who lived before his time.