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Poor Paul Getty
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Poor Paul Getty was released on April 29, 2014 by Chimera Music as a part of the album Midnight Sun
ReleasedApril 29, 2014
LabelChimera Music
LanguageEnglish
BPM88
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

St. George was an English schoolboy
But he was in Italy
The world was just as bored as he
They kicked him out for breaking rules
His father went overseas
In the summer of 1970
He was only seventeen
But everybody knew his name
Said they cut off his ear with a garden shear
And waited for his voice to fade
He was only seventeen
His mother should have been dismayed
When they cut off his ear with a garden shear
Paul Getty never was the same
One night he was rather stoned
His friends wouldn't drive him home
He stood by a fountain all alone
A rotten gang wrestled him down
Threw him in the back of a van
Covered his eyes and taped his hands
He was only seventeen
But everybody knew his name
Said they cut off his ear with a garden shear
And waited for his voice to fade
He was only seventeen
His mother should have been dismayed
When they cut off his ear with a garden shear
Paul Getty never was the same
It could have been the opium
But the old man couldn't be swayed
He said, "Not a penny shall be paid"
He was only seventeen
But everybody knew his name
Said they cut off his ear with a garden shear
And waited for his voice to fade
He was only seventeen
His mother should have been dismayed
When they cut off his ear with a garden shear
Paul Getty never was the same
Written by: Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Sean Ono Lennon
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