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Life's Short Play

from Into the Unknown by Francis Voignier

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LIFE’S SHORT PLAY

BORN TO DIE IN METHLEHEM
POOR DECISIONS ‘TIL THE END
BLACKBOARD FLOATS UP IN THE SKY
CRAZY WHITE MAN CHALKS THE LINE
FRENCH KISS ON THE SILVER SCREEN
ENGLISH PROVIDES THE LIP SERVICE
TEA FOR TWO AT SECRET MEETING
ARSENIC IS POURED INTO DRINKS

NO-ONE CAN RECALL THE CRIME
THOUGH EVERYONE SAW IT ONLINE
WMD’S WERE FOUND
IN A ROSE BUSH ON PENN AVE, ON PENN AVE

SPREAD-EAGLED ON THE HARD FLOOR
BALLERINA SHALL NEVER KNOW
BLUE SMOKE DANCES IN THE AIR
HITMAN ROLLS OFF IN HIS CHAIR
STRAWBERRY PIE HAS JUST BEEN MADE
AT THE BAKER’S ‘CROSS THE SQUARE
HALFWAY STANDS THE POLICE LINE
OLD PRUSSIAN BOOTS OFF THE SHINE

ONE FORGOT THE WHOLE AFFAIR
THOUGH THE PROGRAM WAS ON THE AIR
SOMEONE IMPORTANT COMES TO TOWN
TAKES THE MONEY AND THEN RUNS, AND THEN RUNS

THE PLAYGROUND IS FILLING WITH CLOWNS
THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZARDS ABOUND
THE CHILDREN HAVE FLED WITH ALICE
NURSERY RHYME SUFFERS A TWIST
POLITICOS GATHER IN HIVES
PORK BARREL MONGERS LAUGH AND CRY
OLD MAN QUICKLY GOES DOWN IN FLAMES
NEW MAN HAS CLAIMED THE PEARLY GATES

AS THE MARCH HEAVES INTO SIGHT
CHINESE DRAGON LEADS THE PLIGHT
TEXT MESSAGES CRISS AND CROSS
ONE OMITS TO CHECK THE COST, CHECK THE COST

Music & Lyrics by Francis Voignier
September, 2008
© 2008 United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington DC

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Francis Voignier San Francisco, California

Francis Voignier formed his first band in 1968. He moved from Eastern France to Paris and then London where he made his professional debut. He worked in NYC
as a sideman between 1978 and 1982, before heading for San Francisco where he spent 10 years performing and recording with many bands, as well as producing artists in his own studio. He now lives in the Northern California city of Eureka. ... more

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