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The Shipman Was A Fake

from Dishwasher and the Washing Machine by Douglas Chay

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This afternoon in the harbor, I saw a ship with a pirate flag
A maggot-filled skull-and-crossbones, and a galley wench with a paper bag
But when they unloaded the treasure they had robbed
The pirate who spoke to me had a job

The shipman was a fake a plastic parrot and an ink tattoo
He made love to the second mate and sailed away into the ocean blue

A holiday's big vacation, flying deep inside a jet
They light the sign, say "no smoking", so you put out your cigarette
Then the plane starts to rumble, they say that everything is fine
Still we crash into a mountain and break like bottles of wine
And in the wreckage I find the man who held the steering wheel
With directions inside the shoe of his heel

The pilot was a fake --a bought diploma and a surgical glove
He made all of his passengers wait, while in the cockpit he was making love

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from Dishwasher and the Washing Machine, released January 1, 1990
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Douglas Chay Baltimore, Maryland

Melodic, fuzz drenched songs celebrating household objects and abject alienation. Chay was part of the Columbia, SC music scene in the late '80s/early '90s and fronted the band Deal Box.

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