Venetian Blues

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John Thomason

John William Thomason Jr. (28 February 1893 – 12 March 1944) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps, as well as an author and illustrator of several books and magazine stories. more »

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Well you know I got them lowdown Venetian blues
Ole Iago is tying up my noose
Lanterns are blazing and they're calling out for the doge
Looks like I've overstepped my tenure as a rogue
They're breaking out the thumbscrews in the hidden fort
I'm on the bad side of every taxi driver in this port
I could've gone to Vienna I could've gone to Prague
But I've used up all the tricks that are in my catalogue

Some say I shot a woman and tried to get away on a plane
Others say I'm just a hungry kids who's looking to fashion fame

You can't get rid of the blues on these isles
A gun or dagger is hidden behind every smile
Mosaics weren't the only thing the took from the Byzantines
Betray your best friend to find out what I mean
I was a trickster of travesty a protégé of puck
Got taken in by a gypsy who offered me good luck
But then she called the cops and let the hammer fall
And now they're crucifying me inside St. Mark's wall

They say I shot a woman and tried to get away on a plane
Or that I'm just a hungry kid who's looking to fashion fame

The judge is mighty he's an angry arbiter
Wants to know why it all came down to murder
Maybe it was the liquor maybe it was the pills
Or maybe it was cause she was worth billions of dollar bills
Well you know I got them lowdown Venetian blues
Ole Iago is tying up my noose
They always say kid never lose hope
But they ain't been in the air hanging from a rope

They say I shot a woman and tried to get away on a plane
I may've been a hungry kid but at least I got my fame

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