From: dynasor@infi.net (Dennis McClain-Furmanski)
"Bob" Dobbs the Short Duration Savior
[from Warren Zevon's 'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner']
[on the album "Excitable Boy"]
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"Bob" was a salesman, a pretty lucky guy.C G D
He could sell you anything, and you would never know why.Em G C
While working on his TV on a dark and stormy night,C G Am Em
Jehova changed his channel and filled his head with light.Em G C
He got Emaculation, and learned about the Skor.C G D
He quit the conspiracy, so they declared war.Em G C
"Bob" went to bat for the Yetinsyn, to try to get the SlackC G Am Em
the conspiracy had stolen. "Bob" swore he'd get it back.C G Am Em
"Bob" Dobbs the Mystic SalesmanC G Am Em
"Bob" Dobbs the Mystic SalesmanC G Am Em
"Bob" Dobbs the Mystic SalesmanC G Am Em
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His comrades fought beside him - Stang and the rest.C G D
And of all the great Slackmasters, "Bob" was the best.Em G D
The conspiracy decided to fill in "Bob"'s last page,C G Am Em
So down in San Francisco, they shot him on the stage.Chorus:
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"Bob" Dobbs the Short Duration SaviorC G Am Em
Master of Magic Sales HypeC G Am Em
They can still see his head floating, made out of little dots,G D Em
In the eternal glow of "Bob"'s Magic Pipe,G D Em
In the eternal glow of "Bob"'s Magic Pipe.Em G C
"Bob" searched the universe for the Gods who'd done him in.C G D
He found Jehova in his corporate galaxy of sin.Em G C
"Bob" called down the X-ists, and gave his famous grin.C G Am Em
The saucers fried the Normals, but saved his Yeti kin.C G Am Em
"Bob" Dobbs the Short Duration SaviorC G Am Em
"Bob" Dobbs the Short Duration SaviorC G Am Em
"Bob" Dobbs the Short Duration SaviorC G Am Em
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The short duration savior still leads the way to Slack.C G D
The Yeti rode the saucers. They're not coming back.Em G C
The conspiracy has no one to steal from but themselves,C/// C/// C G
And "Bob" will sell them ice in hell, and if I know those CON dupesAm Em
they'll buy it.