2008 Poetic Interlude #7: Gang of Forst, "We Dwell in Poverty"
[Man, if anyone makes a movie in the next 5-7 years about Gang of Four, I want Christian Bale to play Jon King. And I think my next Go4 adaptation will be about Mark Ellis's hitting: "At Home He's a Zobrist."]
[Original lyrics here. Note: this is a crappy transcription of the lyrics, but every lyrics site available botches this song.]
[Poetic Interlude after the jump.]
With new arms we shall rebuild
We only get walks
And there’s no stars
In Oakland right now
Some guy named Beane
Yeah, he's in charge
We dwell in poverty
We’ll trot out a cheap nine
To hell with contending
The rooks will arrive
Called up from Sacrament'
A swell new stadium
A 20-mile drive
Once the EIR is done
Minor-league farm we shall restock
We're light on base-knocks
And third-base depth chart
In Oakland right now
All of AN
Thinks they're in charge
We dwell in poverty
We’ll get no free agents signed
To Fremont with poverty!
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Solid (Green and) Gold
Excellent reworking of “To Hell with Poverty”!
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Aug 29, 2008 11:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Back in the day
I loved me some Old Grey Whistle Test.
by green star oakland on Aug 29, 2008 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Monkeyball
Play me a dirge, matey.
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Aug 29, 2008 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Would you like to buy a monkey?
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 29, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No thanks, not hungry
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Aug 29, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scrappy Ball, It Fails Us Now
Arte didn't get much Home Run Derby. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 29, 2008 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I Found That Offense Bare
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 29, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No compliants from our Republic...
Talk of the future is our main subject
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Aug 29, 2008 2:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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