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SOMEBODY GUNNED DOWN BARNEY
Copyright © 2000 - mickterry.com

INTRO:   [ Spoken ]
HOT FLASH !!! ... This just in:
Barney has been shot.

1: And already rumors are flying
'bout the tragedy that just went down.
A professional hit to the back of the head
with a silencer killing the sound.
Then, another version had Barney
messing 'round with another man's wife.
Still another new story tells the tale
that a drive-by took his life.

CHORUS A:
Somebody gunned down Barney,
and I don't mean Barney Fife.
And I don't mean Barney Rubble.
Somebody took a dinosaur's life.
Somebody gunned down Barney
just for singing that silly damned song.
Somebody couldn't take it anymore.
Somebody done Barney wrong.

2: The Enquirer had all their headlines
'fore the body even hit the ground.
Entertainment Tonight said his closet revealed
more than 32 purple silk gowns.
People Magazine had exclusives
with three girls that had been to his room.
And his butler disclosed on Hard Copy
Barney sensed impending doom.

BRIDGE:
He'd brood, and he'd pout,
and at times he'd even rant and rave.
He'd moan, and he'd grouse
'bout the image that he had to maintain.
He'd started abusing substances
and at times he went a bit too far.
Yes, life could get a little bit out of hand
for an aging young dinosaur.

CHORUS B:
Somebody gunned down Barney,
and I don't mean Barney Frank.
And I don't mean Barney Miller.
Some dinosaurs are pretty darn rank.
Somebody gunned down Barney
just for singing that silly damned song.
Somebody couldn't take it anymore.
Somebody done Barney wrong.

3: The police line ribbons are yellow
'round the purple fluff that's everywhere.
The detectives have found an abundance of clues
and they're trying to place Baby Bop there.
Now, my alibi is not perfect,
so I can't let them ever suspect,
yes, that I'm the one who wrote "This Old Man"
& Barney never paid me a cent.

CHORUS C:
Somebody gunned down Barney,
and I don't mean Bush's dog.
or a million other Barneys,
enough to fill a catalogue.
Somebody gunned down Barney
just for singing that silly damned song.
Somebody couldn't take it anymore.
Somebody done Barney wrong.

Copyright © 2000  MICK TERRY  Silent Tree Music  All rights reserved
[ Reprinted here by permission of the composer-lyricist ]   BMI
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To other media / newspaper song lyrics:   THE SIMPLE LIFE
To other George W. Bush song lyrics:   LAME DUCK
To other crime song lyrics:   FORTY BIBLES
To other police song lyrics:   IT'S JUST A JOB
COP ON MY TAIL
DON'T SHOOT ME
EHAWEE IS GONE
RUBBER BULLETS
MOTHER PLUCKER
COPYCAT, COPYCAT
FRANKLINTOWN FLOOD
HEY! YOU TALKING TO ME?
CLOSE BUT NO HORSESHOE
DRUNK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN
EDDIE, GET OFF THE DAMN PHONE
SECURITY STRIP-SEARCHED GRANNY
FINS, FINS (ODDYSEY OF THE TRAILER
FIRST TIME OUT (IN HIS BRAND NEW PORSCHE)
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