Loudon Wainwright III - Jesse Don't Like It

      
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 From: jh@cadre.com (Joe Hartley)
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 If Jesse don't like it then it's prob'ly not art
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 Jesse knows what's good Ol' Jesse is smart
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 And if you don't like that don't feel sad
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 'cause the art that you like is probably bad
 
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 Grandma Moses,she's OK 
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 Never exposes anything; everything's far away
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 And the statue of David's all right with Jes-se
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 'Cause Michelangelo gave him such a tiny pee-pee
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 If Jesse don't like it, it don't stay;
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 get it out of the museum, get it out of there to-day
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 Jesse's fav'rite painting is the one of the clown
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 with the daisy in his hand and a tear rollin' down
 
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 In the kindergarten years ago, Jesse got rude
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 He took a red Crayola and he drew a nude
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 And the teacher took a ruler to Jesse's be-hind
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 She-ee beat his butt but she ruin'd his mind
 
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 Jesse prob'ly didn't like Pi-cas-so
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 But neither did the dictator Fran-co
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 And I know about art but I've got to take a hike
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 If I like somethin' that Jesse don't like
ChorusInstrumental break over verse chords
 
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 If Jesse thinks it's dirty it don't get any funds
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 They use the taxpayer's money on tobacco and guns
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 Your freedom of expression is bein' denied;
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 But if you're not sure what you like then just let Jesse decide
 
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 Don't photograph a penis; don't paint a breast
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 Don't write about the truth because it might offend Jesse
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 And don't tell it like it is, and don't show where it's at
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 'Cause Jesse don't like it and that is that.
Chorus
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