Graham Parker - Mercury Poisoning lyrics

pre> Intro c c c g bb f c g bb f C g bb f c g bb f No more pretending now, the albatross is dying in its nest c g The company is crippling me, bb f am am The worst trying to ruin the best, the best Bb c Their promotion's so lame Bb c They could never ever take it to the real ball game F g Maybe they think i'm a pet F Well i've got all the diseases g g g I'm breaking out in sweat, you bet, because Chorus C g bb f I got, mercury poisoning C g bb f It's fatal and it don't get better C g bb f I got, mercury poisoning bb c g bb f c g bb f The best kept secret in the we--est, hey the we--est The boys and me are getting real well known around town But every time we try to spread the action Someone always brings it down, down I ate the orange and i don't feel well For them it's inconvenience for me it's hell The geriatric staff think we're freaks They couldn't sell kebabs to the greeks, the geeks Inaction speaks, and Chorus Bridge Am g am g Is this a russian conspiracy, no it's just idiocy F g Is this a chinese burn Am g am g I gotta dinosaur for a representative F g It's got a small brain and refuses to learn Bb f g Their promotion's so lame Bb f g They could never ever take it to the real ball game F g Listen i ain't a pet F g I aint a token hipster, in your monopoly set g You bet because Chorus, plus Yeah the best kept secret in the west the best kept secret in the west /pre>