Jay Foreman

Im Glad John Lennon Died

Jay Foreman


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What if John Lennon were still alive today
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And he had not been shot?
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The general consensus is that that would be nice
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But I dare to say that it might not.

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He'd hang around with Geldof doing Live Aid and the like

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Oh I'm glad John Lennon died.

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Now before you start to boo me and say that I'm a ****
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Perhaps I should explain
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He last wrote a good song in nineteen seventy one
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And he never wrote a decent thing again

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His music in the eighties would have sounded like Crowded House

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Oh I'm glad John Lennon died.

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And here's a thought, imagine if
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he made a guest appearance as a 
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panelist on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
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All his contributions would be painfully bad
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And to see him look so past is would be really sad.

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He'd always be on Twitter making really racist jokes

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Oh I'm glad John Lennon died.

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(Whistled)

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In 1990 Yoko would have killed him anyway

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Oh I'm glad John Lennon died

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And by the way I wonder if
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You ever stopped to think about
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Whatever would have happened to McCartney.
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Everyone would still be saying "Paul is dead"
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And they would have named the airport after him instead

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Imagine if he instead of Neil Buchanan presented 'Art Attack'...

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Oh I'm glad John Lennon died.