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Operator Taunt No. 3

from The Lecher's Waltz by Rasp Thorne & the Briars

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The debut studio album from London guttersnipes. Includes 16 page booklet with lyrics, artwork and photos.

    Recorded and mixed by Alex McGowan at Space Eko Studios, London, England, 2012.

    Mastered by Harvey BIrrel at Southern Studios, London, England, 2012.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Lecher's Waltz via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of LaZY SHaRKs, Thorne Barbs - A Selection of Spoken Word, BROTHER CHARON, SPAR HORNET, The Lecher's Waltz, and Ryder Pales. , and , .

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lyrics

Operator Taunt No. 3


They say Mr. Crocodile has sharp teeth,
That he’ll belly role you down to the murky deep,
That his blood is black as barbwire that his eyes never blink
That he lives off of frozen souls.

Have you ever seen an elevator crash down it’s shaft?
O’ it’s a kick it’s a real tra la la!
That the sound heard in passing is a momentary scream,
A quick chorus shriek to the mortuary,
Tiny squeaks cradled by sheer velocity all mixed with steels gnash!
Crash! Crash!

So tell me Mrs. Operator . . .

So tell me Mrs. Operator have you ever placed a call
‘tween my Delilah and that Crooked Eyed Man?
And if you have you better just tell me what they said,
You better tell me, tell me,
If you want to keep your head from rolling off
of your torso better tell me pretty please!
Tell me - tell me! I’ll even pay a decent fee!
To know just what ensued ‘twixt the tethered tongues of those two,
If their speech was brittle briars or with honey streams imbued,
Did they speak of my removal,
Horde the final clue
Did they utter of the dwarf albino?
Or whisper of the Jew?

They say Mr. Crocodile has sharp teeth,
That he’ll belly role you down to the murky deep,
That his blood is black as barbwire that his eyes never blink,
That he lives off of frozen souls!

credits

from The Lecher's Waltz, released July 8, 2012

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Rasp Thorne Berlin, Germany

Rasp Thorne is a writer, musician and performer based in Berlin.

Current musical projects: DRUCKS, CHAGRIN, Silk Rut (Berlin)
Previous bands include: Rasp Thorne & the Briars, LaZY SHaRKS (London) Ryder Pales, and SPAR HORNET (NYC)

Along with solo songs he has also recorded poetry extensively.

'Etched in the Ether', a collection of lyrics, is available now through CHAGRIN PRESS ... more

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