November 19, 2008

You will rue

They roam the countryside
In search of victims
They roam all at once
As once Romans do

The gall of these guys
No Gaul could ever take ‘em
The gall of these guys
No Gaul could ever take ‘em
No ‘mount of magic potion too

They’re not out of comic books
They’ll throw your book back at you

You will rue
The day your paths crossed
You will rue
The day they set eyes upon you
You will rue
That you ever shook hands at a toss
You will rue
That you ever played such a lame game
You will rue
That you could never cop the blame
You will rue
That you could not sit naked in the shame
You will rue

For, you are but a blister
For, you are but a blot
A blot on the landscape
Of the game

Don’t for a moment think
Think that you can hide
Hide behind words
Written in your lapses
Hide behind words
Written in your sleep
Hide behind words
Written in a daze
Hide behind words
Written in an alcoholic maze

Don’t for a moment think
Think that your demons will
Leave you all alone
Sneering in your sleep
They will cuddle up cosy
Like some voodoo doll Josie
With an uncanny likeness
to you
All pinned and pierced by
Who else but You!

You will rue
That once you were a captain
You will rue
The day you became a pirate
You will rue
The day you highjacked the game
You will rue
That you ever called for a ransom
You will rue
That your price was just a bowl of rice
You will rue
That you are not in Somalia
You will rue

For, you are but a blister
For, you are but a blot
A blot on the landscape
Of the game.

You will rue
Yahoooo!

(to be performed by Bob Dylan+John Fogarty)

21 comments:

Soulberry said...

Fantastamaticogasmic!

Gaurav...I don't have a hat on but let it be understood that I have doffed it to you, Suh!

straight point said...

brilliant as usual gaurav!!

may i offer a suggestion...pls can you include a prelude to the song for some who would read them in isolation?

thanks!

Gaurav Sethi said...

Thanks a ton sb!
sparked off by yr comment at TCWJ's Two Views:

"Homer the truth aabout and dimensions of the collective illness of this set of Australian players is only becoming evident now.

It is almost like the subsequent revelation of what Hitlerian nazis actually were to ordinary Germans who were otherwise merely enthused by his oratory.

I never realized that all these guys were this far gone...Symonds was merely the tip of the iceberg."

cheers.

Gaurav Sethi said...

Thanks SP! As isolated as Ponting you mean?

sraghuna said...

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him." Thus spake Mark Twain & thusly did MSD & gang quietly but surely eviscerate the 'Aus'tentatious braggarts from down under! The dominion of the Anglo-Saxons is over & done with ... long live reverse imperialism of the formerly oppressed!

Anonymous said...

Great! Time for some pontification.

Q said...

Ever thought of becoming a lyricist? Did u have a band in college? do u have a band today?

U better not be wasting ur talent buddy!

Damith S. said...

get some guitars to gether and get a garage band up or something mate.

you are wasting your efforts otherwise!

you still havent added me to your blogroll ! BOOO !

Som said...

Gaurav raising the bar higher every day. Soulberry doffed his hat at you, I take mine off.

straight point said...

...and i som's...coz i don't have any :)

Anonymous said...

Well, SP caps it all.

Damith S. said...

Still not on the blogroll

So still BOO !

Gaurav Sethi said...

Damith,
pls check this link: http://status.blogrolling.com/
They have kept me from adding you. such a wicked game they play.

Gaurav Sethi said...

they're from zim. no finish.

wildkiwi23 said...

Hi there,

Just come across your site when I was searching for other cricket blogs on Google. Your site is one I would definetly consider to having a high standard, I can say I would defiently be reading it from time to time!

I also have a cricket site of my own I would highly recommend you having a look at. It is called "Cricket, the Brilliant Game" and the web address for it is www.whoplayscricket.com. If you are also interested in doing a link exchange with me feel free to email your site's details to my email at whoplayscricket@gmail.com, and when you add my site please use the following details:

Site Name: Cricket, the Brilliant Game!
Web Address: www.whoplayscricket.com
Link name: Cricket, the Brilliant Game!

Also email me when you have added me so I can add your site on mine promptly.

Cheers!

Rob

www.whoplayscricket.com

P.S: Love the songs! If you have any more feel free to let me know and I could put them up on my site with a link back to you with every song :).

Anonymous said...

I like it,
Read my posts, jsut about cricket, theres a new one everyday.
take care
Jack
Keep wrighting cause you have a talent there mate

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Gaurav Sethi said...

Thanks scorpi, q, som

Gaurav Sethi said...

wildkiwi, blogrolling.com snags prevent me from adding you here. you've been added at http://boredcricketcrazyindians.blogspot.com/
cheers and thanks

Gaurav Sethi said...

Thank you Jack Chafer! The batwoman at yr blog rocks

Gaurav Sethi said...

Thank you Alpesh.