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The 81 Percent

from Three Hands Clapping by D. Michael Harris

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The dealer played the tump card
When the stakes were getting high
And the Joker upped the ante
With a twinkle in his eye
The players they all folded
Cause they knew just what it meant
That the chance of drawing aces was 81%
The chance of drawing aces
The chance of drawing aces (yeah)
The chance of drawing aces was 81%

And I don’t wanna talk / About politics and faith
And I don’t wanna walk the line / Between the church and the state
Cause I can’t really say / Who’s hell bent or heaven sent
But I don’t wanna be a part / Of the 81%

The temperature was rising
And the cistern was bone dry
And the clouds were piling up
In an apocalyptic sky
With lightning on the wind
With a cold metallic scent
Cause the chance of thunderstorms was 81%
The chance of thunder storms
The chance of thunder storms (yeah)
The chance of thunder storms was 81%

And I don’t wanna talk / About politics and faith
And I don’t wanna walk the line / Between the church and the state
Cause I can’t really say / Who’s hell bent or heaven sent
But I don’t wanna be a part / Of the 81%

And if we sold our souls
At least it was on the level
That’s the art of a deal
With the 81%

And all the merchants gathered
Together for the feast
And someone raised a glass
To the dragon and the beast
And Lazarus was calling
But no one would repent
Cause the profits all were up by 81%
The profits all were up
The profits all were up (yeah)
The profits all were up by 81%

And I don’t wanna talk / About politics and faith
And I don’t wanna walk the line / Between the church and the state
Cause I can’t really say / Who’s hell bent or heaven sent
But I don’t wanna be a part / Of the 81%

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from Three Hands Clapping, released May 24, 2019

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