of Durham, North Carolina
These fires are dangerous for MRF workers, cause expensive damage, and raise the insurance rates needed to run recycling facilities
With Bittans driving piano line and Bowies soaring, waltzing vocal, almost entirely consisting of triplets (once-there-were moun-tains-on / mount-ains-and once-there-were/sun-birds-to soar-with-and once I could never be down ) After a two-bar break (drum fills, a spray of piano notes, a tongue-twister ( wonder-who-wonder who-wonder when )), comes the peak of the section and the song, Bowie offering a question ( Have you sought fortune, evasive and shy? ) a toast ( Drink to the men who protect you and I ) and a command ( Drink, drink, drain your glass, raise your glass high. ) At the end of this, theres a seamless move to the final section
[Chorus] And then I'm gonna get a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-a-whirl 'Cause this old man is goin' to town [Verse 2] Then as God as my witness, I'm gettin' back into show business I'm gonna open up a nightclub called The Tree of Forgiveness And forgive everybody ever done me any harm Why, I might even invite a few choice critics, those syphilitic parasitics Buy 'em a pint of Smithwick's and smother 'em with my charm [Chorus] 'Cause then I'm gonna get a cocktail, vodka and ginger ale Yeah I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the Tilt-a-whirl Yeah this old man is goin' to town [Verse 3] When I get to heaven, I'm gonna take that wristwatch off my arm What are you gonna do with time after you've bought the farm
