It's funny -- the lighthearted, but traditional, tone of this (like a sea shanty on land) and its images make it politically incorrect for these times.
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3 comments:
"in a tomb by the side of the sea."
really works for me.
It's funny -- the lighthearted, but traditional, tone of this (like a sea shanty on land) and its images make it politically incorrect for these times.
I like it.
Curtis
Thanks Curtis!
Awww, excellent. I bet the collaboration was fun.
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