[jgb] hitting yoiur head with a baseball bat

[Terrance]

I got plenty of nothing
And nothing's plenty for me
I got no car - got no mule
I got no misery

Folks with plenty of plenty
They've got a lock on the door
Afraid somebody's gonna rob 'em
While there out a  making more - what for

I got no lock on the door - that's no way to be
They can steal the rug from the floor - that's OK with me
'Cause the things that I prize - like the stars in the skies - are all
free

I got plenty of nothing
And nothing's plenty for me
I got my gal - got my song
I Got heaven the whole day long
I got the obligatory Hendrix perm,
And the inevitable pinhole burns,
All down the front of my favorite satin shirt.
I got nicotine stains on my fingers.
I got a silver spoon on a chain.
Got a grand piano to prop up my mortal remains.
I've got wild, staring eyes.
And I got a strong urge to fly,
but I got a Led Zeppelin and Keith Moon in the pool. 
Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater
Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no beer
Ain't got not Marigolds or Moons or Promised-Lands
Ain't got no Woman
Ain't got no hole in the ground where they used to sing "I like to Live
In America!"
Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling
Ain't got no love, ain't got no name
Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token
Ain't got no God
Ain't got no X
Ain't got no Malcolm
Ain't got no Polish
Ain't got no talcum 
I got Nina Simone on the phone. 
I got Sonny Bono's Bones, Babe. 
I got Papa and His Rolling Stones. 
And all He ever left me. 
I got Sponge Bob sitting on a Corn Flake 
Waiting for the Bassoon Band your in 
to change its name to The  International Silver String Submarine Band!
I got a little black book with my poems in.
Got a bag, got a toothbrush and a comb.
When I'm a good dog they sometimes throw me a bone.
I got elastic bands keeping my shoes on.
Got those swollen hands blues.
Got thirteen channels of shit on the TV to choose from.
I got electric light,
And I got second sight.
Got amazing powers of observation.
I got my hair, I got my head
I got my brains, I got my ears
I got my eyes, I got my nose
I got my mouth, I got my smile
I got my tongue, I got my chin
I got my neck, I got my balls
I got my heart, I got my soul
I got my back, I got my sex
I got my arms, I got my hands
I got my fingers, Got my legs
I got my feet, I got my toes
I got my liver, Got my blood
I've got life , I've got my freedom. 
"Don't know about that 'free,' Oberst." 


Dave Monroe wrote:
> 
> Wise guy.  I gots one o' those as well.  Omaha Public
> School System surplus ca. 1959.  In the interest of
> full discolsure, I also have a table, a bookshelf, an
> alarm clock, a couple of pillows plus sheets,
> comforter, et al., maybe a towel or two,
> toothbrush/paste, shampoo, disposable razors, shaving
> craem, very likely toilet paper One would hope),
> various unopened CDs (no player), various unopened
> pieces of mail, a whole lotta record-fitting boxes,
> milkcrates, cardboard boxes, comic books, magazines, a
> sake set, a fondue set (unsused, replete with
> unwrapped Sterno can) I presume my parents got as a
> wedding present or somesuch, the Zippo and money clip
> i got for teh past couple of Mod weekenders,
> prints/paintings by various friends (not yet hung, or,
> in some cases, even framed/matted), pens in various
> states of functionality, ditto chapsticks, various and
> sundry cards (ID, credit, et al.), various and sundry
> coffee mugs (James T. Kirk, Portishead, J.R.R.
> Tolkien, Boba Fett, They Might Be Giants, Vulcan
> Science Academy), and various and sundry knick-knacks
> up to and including a Linc from "Mod Squad" "Hippie
> Cop" trading card in plastic case, various other cards
> (Wayne Barlowe, Jack Kirby, "The Avengers" [UK TV
> series, not Marvel comic book], Dune and "Yo! MYV
> Raps"), a visible ant model (I got it at a clear ant
> sale--"you're only nuying it so you can say that,"
> said the salesgirl), some sand paintings (or whatver,
> layers of colored sand in small glass containers) I
> did sometime ca. 6th grade, and a fiber optic bonsai
> tree (gift).  Plus other stray crap.   Ithink i
> finished off the twelve pack of Hamm's ("from the land
> of sky blue waters, Hamm's the beer refresshing,
> Hamm's ..." gift of, er, "friend" who gave me a lift
> back from the library then made me watch Blue Crush
> [already saw] whilst going on about modern dance et
> al.--okay, there's a refrigerator + stove + ... but
> hell if I use 'em, I only go "home" to srop stuff off,
> pick stuff uip, pass out, wake up and shower, so ...).
>  Everything else is in storage ...
> 
> --- "Joseph S. Barrera III" <joe at barrera.org> wrote:
> >
> > You should get a record player as well.
> 
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