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the skeleton song

from Quandary by Oliah Fall

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The skeleton buried under the ground
dug himself out and he walked into town
he said, "I'm not done yet, I want some more air,"
And he sang and he danced while the people just stared

and he said to the people standing on the street
break away from you television screens
climb out of your cars and your shopping mall graves
cause life's not long enough to waste one single day.

He said, "Why do you live in coffins, when you can spend eternity there?
he said you might as well switch places with me, cause I'd much rather be dancing about in this air."

The skeleton buried under the ground
dug himself out and he walked into town
he said, "I'm not done yet, I want some more air,"
And he sang and he danced while the people just stared.

and as the sun shone on the skeleton's bones
he said, "Oh my God well I think I've come home,"
And he said
It's time to refuse to live in a grave
Time to refuse to live in a grave
he said as he sang and he danced in the sun
Time to refuse to live
in a grave.

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from Quandary, released December 19, 2005
banjo : Oliah
drums & shakers : Tim

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Oliah Fall

Oliah Fall is a glam/punk-influenced folk musician from near Portland Maine, and also the "gold country" California.

Among Oliah's influences are David Bowie, Roscoe Holcomb, The Cranberries, John Lennon, T. Rex, Woodie Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, The Velvet Underground, Phil Ochs, Leonard Cohen and the Clash.
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