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"Praise the Lord and pass the tax rebate!"

Finally, after MONTHS of waiting, I received my $651 tax rebate in the mail today!



Hurray for groceries!



Oh, the world will sing of an English king a thousand years from now
And not because he passed some laws or had that lofty brow
While bonny good King Richard leads the great crusade he's on
We'll all have to slave away for that good-for-nothin' John
Incredible as he is inept
Whenever the history books are kept
They'll call him the phony king of England
A pox on that phony king of England
[ Friar Tuck Laughing ]
[ All Laughing ]
He sits alone on the giant throne pretendin' he's the king
A little tyke who's rather like a puppet on a string
And he throws an angry tantrum if he cannot have his way
And then he calls for Mom while he's suckin' his thumb.
You see, he doesn't wanna play.
Too late to be known as John the First
He's sure to be known as John the Worst
Apox on that phony king of England
Lay that country on me babe
Come on, Johnny.
Go, laddie, go!
Oh, oh, oooh!
While he taxes us to pieces and he robs us of our bread
King Richard's crown keeps slippin' down around that pointed head
Ah, but while there is a merry man in Robin's wily pack
We'll find a way to make him pay and steal our money back
A minute before he knows we're there
- [ Stops ] - Old Rob'll snatch his underwear.
- [ All Laughing ] - [ Resumes ]
The breezy and uneasy king of England
The snivelin', grovelin'
Measly, weaselly
Blabberin', jabberin'
Jibberin', jabberin'
Plunderin', plottin'
Wheelin', dealin'
Prince John That phony king of England
Yeah
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  1. NoelleWed Jul 23, 06:27:00 AM MDT

    Thanks for sharing. Halleluia for economic stimulus!

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  2. Julie TWed Jul 23, 10:09:00 AM MDT

    Yeah for money back! HOW did you like Batman?? I think we get $27 back this year!

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  3. Julie TWed Jul 23, 10:09:00 AM MDT

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  4. HeatherThu Jul 24, 03:51:00 PM MDT

    Glad to know all the lyrics after snivelin', grovelin'. I usually fake it from there on. So happy for your return. We got a big one. It will all be spent in Costa Rica. Almost there . . .

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