| 15th heir to the ball and chain
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| House full of hungry kids to his name
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| Everything to lose and nothing to gain
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| Long reign Alfred the Great
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| Touched his toes down the company store
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| Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor
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| Lost his place to a foot in the door
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| Long reign Alfred the Great
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| He never been too good with words oh no
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| Said you don’t need a Doctor you don’t need a Doctor to
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| show
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| It’s a hard, hard road
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| When your folks ain’t cracked the code
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| And your tears don’t put food on the plate, Alfred the
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| Great watch out
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| Ever get the feeling you been stitched up?
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| Textbook case of bad, bad luck
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| There’s a hole in your bucket and cracks in your cup
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| Long reign Alfred the Great
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| Touched his toes down the company store
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| Scrubbed till he see his face in the floor
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| He ain’t gonna dance for the suits no more
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| Long reign Alfred the Great
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| He never been too good with words oh no
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| Said you don’t need a Doctor you don’t need a Doctor to
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| show
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| It’s a hard, hard road
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| When your folks ain’t cracked the code
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| And your tears don’t put food on the plate, Alfred the
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| Great watch out
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| It’s a hard, hard road
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| When your folks ain’t cracked the code
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| And your tears don’t put food on the plate, and the
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| rent won’t wait, oh no
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| It’s a hard, hard road
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| When your folks ain’t cracked the code
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| And your tears don’t put food on the plate, Alfred the
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| Great watch out
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| Food on the plate, Alfred the Great watch out |