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Telegram Sam Lyrics

telegram sam
telegram sam
you're my main man

golden nose slim
golden nose slim
i know's where you 'bin

purple pie pete
purple pie pete
your lips are like lightning
girls melt in the heat

telegram sam
you're my main man
telegram sam
you're my main man

bobby's alright
bobby's alright
he's a natural born poet
he's just out a sight

jungle faced jake
jungle faced jake
i said make no mistake
about jungle faced jake

automatic shoes
automatic shoes
give me 3d vision
and the california blues

me i funk but i don't care
i ain't no square with my corkscrew hair

telegram sam
telegram sam i'm a howlin' wolf

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xevilivex On Aug 17, 2002

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2002-08-17 20:48:02

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Cover art for Telegram Sam lyrics by Bauhaus

by Selkis

20y ago

Great T Rex cover! About drugs, maybe?

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Cover art for Telegram Sam lyrics by Bauhaus

by thinwhiteduchess

20y ago

"me i funk but i don't care i ain't no square with my corkscrew hair"

They took out that bit. No corkscrew hair for you, Peter? And yeah, I vote drugs.

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Cover art for Telegram Sam lyrics by Bauhaus

by itsxpartyxtime

19y ago

I really don't like the original, but the cover is so good! The music video is amazing haha. It's faster than teh recorded song too, I like it more.

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