Warren Zevon Follow

Don't bring the milk in
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Leave it on the porch
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Don't read the papers
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Don't mow the lawn no more
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Drive to the market
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At the break of dawn
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Watch 'em unload the produce
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And then ride right back home
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It's the white man's burden
And it weighs a ton
I'm a family man
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Torment the mailman
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Terrorize the maid
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Try to teach 'em some manners
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Whip 'em into shape
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Down in the basement
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I've got a Craftsman lathe
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Show it to the children
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When they misbehave
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It's the white man's burden
And it weighs a ton
I'm a family man
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I'm a law-abiding man
I'm a Good Samaritan
I pay my taxes when I can
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In the cool of the evening
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When the sun goes down
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My wife's playing canasta
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With everyone in town
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When I feel the pressure
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And I need a break
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Load up the Winnebago
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Drive it in the lake
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It's the white man's burden
And it weighs a ton
I'm a family man
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It's the white man's burden
And it weighs a ton
I'm a family man
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