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[Verse]
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In the court of Augustine the Twelfth
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The king reprimanded his men
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And demanded they put good use to all his wealth
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To cure his deep ennui
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For you see he found that he was sad and lonely
D G A D
Ever since his wife, the queen got mad and rode off on his steed
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
D
In a glen beyond the castle wall
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There was a tinker, and he was a thinker
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The smartest man in all the world
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He made a mechanical girl
D G
For you see his daughter passed away that summer
D G A
And though he knew he could not replace her, he missed his family
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
G D
Suddenly a knock at the door went ra-ta-ta-ta
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And the kingsmen came blowing horns ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
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"By order of his highness we're to take you and that thing
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To present your marvel to the king!"
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And so over glen and through castle walls
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Over the moat and into the creat castle hall
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When her master urged, the mechanical girl emerged
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
D
When the king laid eyes on the girl
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He was delighted, his men were all knighted
D G A
He yelled for all the world, "I'll take her for my queen!"
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The man screamed, "Please don't take my child, I beg you mighty king."
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And they took him by the tail coat and threw him in hte moat
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
G D
Later in their wedding bed, the king was shocked to see
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A tender kiss upon the cheek unleashed an armory
G D
Rocket launchers and flame throwing guns grew from her sides
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And she grew to seven times her size
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[Interlude]
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[Verse]
D
On the morn of august twenty-fourth
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He was dejected when he least expected
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A knock was heard upon the door, it was his robot girl
D G A
For you see he made her indestructible
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It seems and she destroyed that awful kingdom
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And they lived happily
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So you see the moral of the story is
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Never take a child from a loving parent
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Especially not ones who make children who shoot rockets from their eyes
