Franz Ferdinand - Jackie Jackson
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well, jackie jackson was a greedy boy
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That's right, he liked to stuff his face
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The thing that gave that boy
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the greatest joy
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Was eating far too many cakes
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And he ate one, two, three, four
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But jackie wanted more
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Five, six, seven, eight
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Jackie had another plate
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And by the time he got to twenty
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Anybody woulda thought that he'd had plenty
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But he had another eight which
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Which makes it twenty-eight
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So when he got to twenty-eight
[Bridge]
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He stopped
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He stopped eating cakes but
only because he'd run out of cakes
[Verse 2]
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But, Jackie jackson was a
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greedy boy
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Yes, he said, "i've not had
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enough
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I think that i could eat a
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thousand cakes
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Then i could eat a thousand
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more
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Because
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Because i love the taste of
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tasty cakes
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I think i'll find myself some
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more!"
[Bridge]
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And he did
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He went down to the local shop where there
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were loads of cakes
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Loads of cakes
[Verse 3]
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So he ate one, two, three, four, five and six
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Well, jackie was a little bit sick
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And didn't stop when he got to eight
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And said, "i love the taste of cakes!
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I love the taste of cakes, that's right
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I'll eat all day and i'll eat all night"
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And one, two, three, four
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Jackie had a little bit more
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At seventeen he said, "i need to eat until the shop is clean
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And cakes, and all the cakes pass through my mouth
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I munch up a banana
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I munched up cakes into my large expanding gut
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My large expanding gut."
[Bridge]
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And he did, he ate 32 cakes in that shop and
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Ah, he'd already eaten 28 cakes
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28 and 32, that means he'd eaten 60 cakes
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And, well, Do you think that
jackie jackson's had eaten enough cakes?
[Verse 4]
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Well, jackie was a greedy boy
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He said, "i'll never have enough!"
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He ate 10, 20, 30, 40
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Jackie said he'd never thought he'd
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Get to eat so many tasty cakes and ate another 80
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Jackie gave a little moan
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His stomach gave a little groan
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Jackie yelled and cried, "oh
no! I think my belly's
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overloaded! My belly's
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overloaded! My belly's overloaded!
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My belly's overloaded! My belly's overloaded!"
[End]
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Bang!
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Jackie exploded
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He'd eaten over 200!
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200!
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200 cakes
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He'd eaten 200 cakes and jackie jackson?
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Well, jackie was dead