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lyrics

Burn, brother! Burn, sister!
Burn, motherfucker! Burn it up!

Mister Boss, Mister Boss, I’m dying, I’m dead in my head
Mister Boss, Mister Boss, over years I keep you well fed
Mister Boss, Mister Boss, no longer I’m gathering moss
Mister Boss, Mister Boss, it’s your loss when your fat ass I to the winds toss

Making a living is coming, is coming like dying
I’ve been giving and giving; now I’m sick to my dying of trying
to please you, please you – got to

burn! Burn! Destroy the impulse to earn!
Turn! Turn! Abandon laws I labored to learn

Ta raas, Mister Boss, I’m taking my torch to the biz, Mister Boss
Good gosh, Mister Boss, I’m dousing in depression in gin fizz – the sauce
Mister Boss, Mister Boss, over years I keep you well fed
Mister Boss, Mister Boss, in five minutes I make you see red

I’ve quit crying and lying to myself that my sorrow you’re buying
You’re pie-in-the-skying with your plans – well, I’ll foul up your flying and

burn! Burn! Destroy the impulse to earn!
Turn! Turn! Abandon laws I labored to learn

Mister Boss, I don’t hate and never could my underclassmate
Mister Boss, I’m afraid you’ve arrived and turned off the gas late
Had to take it to you, had to

burn! Burn! Destroy the impulse to earn!
Turn! Turn! Abandon laws I labored to learn

Burn! Burn! Burn! To the kiddies in the high schools
Burn! Burn! Burn! To the ladies with the crew cuts
Burn! Burn! Burn! To filtration plant operators
Burn! Burn! Burn! To the telephone masturbators

Burn!

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from Eric Blowtorch Plays Himself​!​!, track released January 1, 2013

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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