Pretzel Logic Lyrics

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Cover art for Pretzel Logic lyrics by Steely Dan

Pretzel Logic: I haven't heard this in over 30 years/amazing! Touring the southland in a traveling minstrel show- refers to the fact that the Dan did not like the deep south, did not like touring, and was actually making fun of the record company execs that wanted them to tour to a place they did not like at all. Their answer? Stop touring all together after this album was released. Such sarcasm and irony. Over a long "time" ago/oh yeah This song is about time travel.... I have never met Napoleon, but I plan to find the "time" Over a long "time" ago/oh yeah I stepped upon the platform, the man he gave the news He said you must be joking son-where did you get those shoes? (He is on a platform about to time travel again, and is likely wearing shoes from another era..maybe even Napoleon's era?) Well, I've seen them on the TV, the movie show, (two different eras) they say that "time" is changing but I just don't know over a long "time" ago/oh yeah

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