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Deceitful Charlatans

I don’t hold with Michael Moore,
Beneath contempt, beyond the law,
I don’t care for what was done,
I just sold the man the gun.

I didn’t know what ‘bitter end’ meant,
But I’ve read the Second Amendment,
Through my veins feel red blood run,
I just sold the man the gun.

A gunsmith cuts the finest figure,
His finger tender on the trigger,
He sleeps at ease when day is done.
I just sold the man the gun.

Bombs, grenades, a nuclear stockpile,
Half the world reduced to rockpile,
Incendiaries fall, ton on ton,
I just sold the man the gun.

I just sold the man the gun,
I’m not blaming anyone,
I’m no deceitful charlatan,
I’m one hard-headed businessman.

A bullet need not make a sound,
And I can silence any round,
Protect my wife, my daughter, son.
I just sold the man the gun.

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