Name: Mr. Lobster
Duration: P00H04M43S
Description: A funny song on a very unfunny subject. It slides across the floor like a Mardi Gras drunk, a bit of beautiful sax, a country shuffling guitar. But hey?? whats that guy singing about.

Mr. Lobster

from Now We Know by Go Van Gogh

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A funny song on a very unfunny subject. It slides across the floor like a Mardi Gras drunk, a bit of beautiful sax, a country shuffling guitar. But hey?? whats that guy singing about.

lyrics

When the waters cold, drop the lobster in
Still unaware his time is thin
Once the gas is turned on, spark up the flame
He barely notices the change in the game

The temperature creeps up, a degree at a time
Mr. Lobster is thinking everything’s fine
Too late to get wise, to the temperature rise
As the pot boils, Mr. Lobster expires

Mr. Lobster, Mr. Lobster
Ruled by thugs as bad as mobsters

And us, like Mr. Lobster, stuck in the pot
Won’t see what truth have been forgot
Sold as news, each year with fewer views
Heads they win, tails we lose

Mr. Lobster, Mr. Lobster
Can’t see the boss is just an impostor

No pertinent fact
No singular act
Can push the train back on the tracks
Lulled into slumber, by electronic wonder
Temperature rises, Mr. Lobsters gone under

Mr. Lobster, ruled by thugs as bad as mobsters
Mr. Lobster, Can’t see the boss is just an impostor

credits

from Now We Know, released June 30, 2013
Connie Walkershaw - saxophones, vocals
Jesse Walkershaw - bass, vocals
Brad Bechtel - lap steel, dobro, mandolin
Jesse Jackson - guitar, vocals
Dane Pryce - conga, percussion
Joseph Chavez - bongos, percussion
Rick Brown - trombone

Written by Jesse Walkershaw

Produced by The Walkershaws and Norman Rutherford
Tracked Mixed and Mastered in San Francisco
at Ear To The Ground Recording by Norman Rutherford

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Go Van Gogh San Francisco, California

Listening to Go Van Gogh is like traveling the world in your ears, as the band plays an eclectic mix of genres. Their music is like a gateway drug: Once you're hooked on Go Van Gogh, you might dig deeper to search out their musical influences. Go Van Gogh excel at bringing the party wherever they perform and have spent decades in the San Francisco music scene. ... more