Utah Phillips - Mr. Block lyrics

Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
You take the cake, you make me ache
Tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake

Now that you can go "Whaa"
Or y'know whatever you want

Well, let's practice that chorus "Oh
Mr block you were"
Isn't it wonderful poetry I mean would blush
"Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
You take the cake, you make me ache
Tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake"

Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
You take the cake, you make me ache
Tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake (Whaa)

Yeah and what I hear in here and
Maybe John do you hear this
Um, "Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
"

"You take the cake, "

Maybe, never thought of it kazoos

Please give me your attention
I'll introduce to you
A man that is a credit to "Our Red
White and Blue" his head is made of lumber
And solid as a rock
He is a common worker and
His name is Mr block and Block thinks he may
Be President some day

Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
(ba da da) you take the cake (ba da da)
You make me ache, tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake (whaa)
Yes, Mr block is lucky he found a job
By gee! The Shark got seven dollars
For job and fare and fee
They shipped him to a desert
And dumped him with his truck
But when he tried to find his job
He sure was out of luck
He shouted, "That's too raw
I'll fix them with the law"

Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
(ba da da) you take the cake (ba da da)
You make me ache, tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake
(fart noises)

Block hiked back to the city
But he wasn't doing well he said
"I'll join the union-the great AF of L"
He got a job next morning
Got fired in the night
He said, "I'll see McDurmon
And he'll fix that foreman right
McDurmon said, "You see
You've got our sympathy"

Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
(ba da da) you take the cake (ba da da)
You make me ache, tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake (whaa)
Election day he shouted
"A Socialist for Mayor!"
The "comrade" got elected, he
Happy was for fair
But after the election he got an awful shock:
A great big Socialist Bull did
Rap him on the block
And Comrade Block did sob
"I helped him to get his job"

Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
(ba da da) you take the cake (ba da da)
You make me ache, tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake
(whaaa & fart noises)

Poor Block, he died one evening
I'm very glad to state:
He climbed the golden ladder up
To the pearly gate he said, "Oh, Mr peter
One word I'd like to tell:
I'd like to meet the Astorbilts
And John D rockefell"
Old Pete said, "Is that so?
You'll meet them down below"

Oh, Mr block, you were born by mistake
You take the cake (ba da da)
You make me ache, tie a rock on your block
And then jump in the lake
Kindly do that for Liberty's sake
(wha wha wha)