Fighting Trim

[Verse 1]
Vincent Persichetti, Xenakis, Cage, Bartok and Gershwin
Live in stereo and living on a stolen pink cassette
Talisman reporting that the president's killed Merlin
Santa Fe, Madrid, and Paris were the last to place the bets
Try my hand at baking or whatever craft is shaking up the rocks
Get good at Crokinole without that slippery powder on the top
Typeset the revolution, 15-point Futura
Left a notice in the margins there, I told the king “ready or not”

[Chorus]
I'll get my daughters fighting trim and tell 'em, don't be tardy
And when the fighting's over, then I know they won't be sorry
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there
I'll set the timepiece running; on the clock, we set to carving
And when the carving's over, then I know we'll just be starting
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there

[Verse 2]
Opulence and savvy get along like wine and bread rolls in the evening
For the record, there's a lot of wine to go around
Pass the glass along to good old Rozencrantz and Raisin Bran
Kentucky fried before we die, our bodies never found
Try my hand at archery, backgammon, and strip poker
One a day, good shot, good hand, good play, and the world will enter endgame
Typeset the revolution, 15-point Futura
Left a notice in the margins there, I told the king “we're here to stay”

[Chorus]
I'll get my daughters fighting trim and tell 'em, don't be tardy
And when the fighting's over, then I know they won't be sorry
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there
I'll set the timepiece running; on the clock, we set to carving
And when the carving's over, then I know we'll just be starting
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there

[Post-Chorus]

[Chorus]
I'll set the timepiece running; on the clock, we set to carving
And when the carving's over, then I know we'll just be starting
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there

[Chorus]
I'll get my daughters fighting trim and tell 'em, don't be tardy
And when the fighting's over, then I know they won't be sorry
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there
I'll set the timepiece running; on the clock, we set to carving
And when the carving's over, then I know we'll just be starting
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there
(One, two, three, four)

[Chorus]
I'll get my daughters fighting trim and tell 'em, don't be tardy
And when the fighting's over, then I know they won't be sorry
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there
I'll set the timepiece running; on the clock, we set to carving
And when the carving's over, then I know we'll just be starting
Fabled anger, blood and carbohydrates in the air
Oh, honey, I'll be there