The fire-breathing rebels arrive at the party earlyTheir khaki coats are hung in the closet near the furAsking handouts from the ladies, while they criticize the LordsBoasting of the murder of the very hands that pourAnd the victims learn to giggle, for at least they are not boredAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my pianoThe hostess is enormous, she fills the room with perfumeShe meets the guests and smothers them with greetings.And she asks, How are you and she offers them a drinkThe countess of the social grace, who never seems to blinkAnd she promises to talk to you if you promise not to thinkAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my pianoThe beauty of the hour is blazing in the presentShe surrounds herself with those who would surrenderFloating in her flattery, she's a trophy-prize, caressedProtected by a pretty face, sometimes cursed, sometimes blessedAnd she's staring down their desiresWhile they're staring down her dressAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my pianoThe egos shine like light bulbs, so bright you cannot see themBlind each other blinder than a sandboxAll the fury of an argument, holding back their yawnsA challenge shakes the chandeliers, the selfish swords are drawnTo the loser go the hangups, to the victor go the hangers onAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my pianoThey travel to the table, the host is served for supperAnd they pass each other down for salt and pepperAnd the conversation sparkles as their wits are dipped in wineDinosaurs on a diet, on each other they will dineThen they pick their teeth and they squelch a belch sayingDarling, you tasted divineAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my pianoThe wallflower is waiting, she hides behind composure, composureShe'd love to dance and prays that no one asks herThen she steals a glance at lovers while her fingers tease her hairAnd she marvels at the confidence of those who hide their fearsThen her eyes are closed as she rides away with a foreign legionnaireAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my pianoRomeo is reeling, counting notches on his thighboneSearching for one hundred and elevenAnd he's charming as a child as he leads you to his webSeducing queens and gypsy girls in the boudoir of his headThen he wraps himself with a tablecloth and pretends he is a bedAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my pianoOh, the party must be over, even the losers are leavingBut just one doubt is nagging at my caustic mindSo I snuck up close behind me and I gave myself a kissAnd I led myself to the mirror to expose what I had missedThere I saw a laughing maniac who was writing songs like thisAnd my shoulders had to shrugAs I crawled beneath the rug and retuned my piano
Lyrics by Phil Ochs
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