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How Can I Keep From Swinging?

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How Can I Keep From Swinging?
(Craig Johnson)

Our life flows on, an endless song
Of tedium and frustration.
With love grown old, and sex grown cold
What's left for recreation?
  And so we slumber by the tube,
  But..Hark! The doorbell's ringing
  It's Bob and Sal and Ted and Sue..
  How can we keep from swinging?

We'll take a drink to loosen up
And have some conversation,
Then intermingle on the floor
And practise fornication.
  So you grab mine and I'll take yours
  While Manilow is singing
  By Golly! Did I lock the doors?
  How can we keep from swinging?

Since these new friends have come our way
Our lifestyle's been most frightening;
Mazola parties every day,
And Kama Sutras nightly.
  There's videos and Polaroids
  While lingerie we're flinging...
  Creative use of chocolate fudge
  How can we keep from swinging?

So you do mine and I'll do yours,
And we'll do one another.
Why not invite the folks nest door?
And likewise Dad and Mother?
  And when the months have passed away
  And we're left sore and stinging,
  We'll wish Aunt Mabel hadn't come..
  How can we keep from swinging?

from Bill Day's singing
RG

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