He timed it all just right
For the sparrows first flight.
But I said don't fly down there,
The world is such a scare.

But he flew down anyway
And got chomped like easy prey.
You know, he should have listened fast,
That thought is just the past.

At least I told him anyway.
Hey, hey.

Well, out on Avenue A
The pimp flexed his gold chains,
But I pointed out the rain,
That it would rust them all the same.

And like clock work did they rust
And then he died of tetanus.
So I took his girl for mine,
And for him she does not pine.

At least I told him, anyway
Hey hey.

Two do do do.
Do do do.
Do do do do do do do, do do.

Well, the one thing that I wish
Is that the sparrow meet the pimp
Oh yeah, in heaven in the sky.
Of a drop that cold my ties.

And their stories they will swap
And in horror they will stop for
When they learn they both knew me
And I offered them the plea.

At least I told them anyway.
Hey hey.

Do do do do do.
Do do do. Dododododo. adodo.
Dododododo. Dododo.


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The Pimp and the Sparrow Lyrics as written by Eric Elbogen

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    i think: Of a drop that cold my ties should be: Over tropical mai tais

    OrangeRoseon May 15, 2008   Link

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