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The Duct Tape Guy - Wasn't it Fun?

from Twentytwentysomething by Stephen Wordsmith

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A bittersweet bear ballad. There's a certain finality to it which history has, sadly, done nothing to vindicate.

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The teddies came down from the windowsill
The teddies came down from the ledge
No longer a sight for the sorest eyes
A beacon brought down from a hedge

Fuzzy Theo observed the commotion
Neptune in this ocean of Ted
With a grin on his face stitched so firmly in place
As he looked o'er his shoulder and said:

Hey, wasn't it good for a while, eh lads?
Wasn't it fun for a while?
We had our day in the sun, eh lads?
And brought all the children a smile
And brought all the children a smile

The teddies came down from the windowsill
The teddies went into the box
The boxes went into the workshop, then
The workshop went under the locks

The people came out of the houses
Stepped blinking out into the calm
And Theo the fuzzy was beaming because he
Could shout to his brothers in arms:

"We brightened the days at their darkest
And had us an absolute riot
Yeah, wasn't it good for a while, eh lads?'
But all of the lads had gone quiet...

The teddies had gone from the windowsills
The bears had all vanished from sight
The lockdown was lifted, our thoughts had now shifted
To setting a country to rights

And Theo the fuzzy still lingered
With a grin as if he had a choice
He turned round to cry with a twitch in his eye
And a catch in his cottony voice

Hey, wasn't it good for a while, eh lads?
Wasn't it fun for a while?
We sure had our day in the sun, eh lads?
And brought all the children a smile
Hey, wasn't it grand while it lasted?
He would cry to whoever was there
Turn and smile with great charm to his comrades-in-arms...
But everything round him was bare

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from Twentytwentysomething, released October 14, 2021
Written for February Album Writing Month 2020
Lyrics by Stephen Wort
Ukulele and vocals by Sean McGaughey:
seanmcgaughey.bandcamp.com

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