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this was the hardest call to make
at least the hardest call this week
this might be pretty hard to take
from your neighbor down the street

you gave me just a simple task
one i assured you i could do
“feed my fish is all i ask,
oh, and my canary, too.”

i killed your pets, but not on purpose
this accident just seemed to surface
i killed your pets, i’m really sorry
i got you new ones so please don’t worry

it wasn’t really all my fault
but of course i’ll take the blame
my niece had come along to help
she thought it was a game

we killed your pets, but not on purpose
this accident just seemed to surface
we killed your pets, we’re really sorry
we got you new ones so please don’t worry

pop rocks and birds and fish don’t mix
not even a little bit
the fish exploded right away
the bird fell into it’s own . . . cage

i taught my niece a precious lesson that day
i made her buy you new pets with her allowance money
she couldn’t buy much, i hope the catfish is enough
and the chicken might outgrow its cage

i killed your pets, but not on purpose
those darn pop rocks just seemed to surface
i killed your pets i meant to feed ‘em
if you don’t like the new ones, then you can eat em

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from Best of Brent Roach, released November 8, 2012

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B Roach & the Acted Distracteds Denver, Colorado

B Roach was manufactured in a fish cannery in Kingston, OK and has performed numerous menial tasks. In his spare time, he sneezes and does simple addition.
The Acted Distracteds are a super-powerful assembly of skilled musicians aimed at keeping Brent focused on the task at hand: Bottom Basement Bargains on the Best Warm Bread out there!! ... more

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