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Alfred Mynn

from Births, Deaths and Marriages by Heist

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Do not ask me for advice,
for I’m a man who measures once and cuts twice.
I learned the error of my ways
lost between the landscape and the life-class.
But with the sun upon my face,
suddenly I warm towards the human race,
as I consider Alfred Mynn
who hit the ball into the tall grass.

Picture green playing fields and then,
you might picture two ungainly Gentlemen,
Who did fierce battle through the day
then took their pleasure in a tall glass

And though I live without a plan,
set no example to my fellow man,
For this I offer Alfred Mynn
who hit the ball into the tall grass,
the Kind and Manly Alfred Mynn
who hit the ball into the tall grass

And if the sun shines, make hay while the sun shines.
It’s better to’ve been burned and to have learned
than to have stayed inside
Drink deeply from the cup of love,
there is no calling-in the days past.

Forgive the philistines’ indifference,
and those who mock you in their ignorance;
Truth is, they could not tell the difference
between their own culture and a cow’s arse.

Heed not too much of what your parents say
for though they love you they have had their day
and you must make your own mistakes,
just cross your fingers as the die’s cast!

Never forget that you are free
and make half-heartedness your enemy,
just like the kind and manly Alfred Mynn
who hit the ball into the tall grass
the strong and gentle Alfred Mynn
who walked out into the tall grass

And if the sun shines, make hay while the sun shines
It’s better to’ve been burned and to have learned
than to have stayed inside
Drink deeply from the cup of love,
there is no calling-in the days past
In which I picture Alfred Mynn
who walked out into the tall grass

the kind and manly Alfred Mynn
who sleeps at last under the tall grass.

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from Births, Deaths and Marriages, released October 29, 2022

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