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In reply to the discussion: Is he dead yet? [View all]

no_hypocrisy

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17. Richard Cory
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 08:59 AM
Aug 2025

[Verse 1]
They say that Richard Cory owns
One half of this whole town
With political connections
To spread his wealth around

Born into society
A banker's only child
He had everything a man could want
Power, grace and style

[Chorus]
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
Oh, I wish that I could be
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory

[Verse 2]
The papers print his picture
Almost everywhere he goes

Richard Cory at the opera
Richard Cory at a show
And the rumor of his party
And the orgies on his yacht
Oh, he surely must be happy
With everything he's got

[Chorus]
But I, I work in his factory
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
Oh, I wish that I could be
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory

[Verse 3]
He freely gave to charity
He had the common touch
And they were grateful for his patronage
And they thanked him very much
So my mind was filled with wonder
When the evening headlines read
"Richard Cory went home last night
And put a bullet through his head"


[Chorus]
But I, I work in his factory
And I curse the life I'm living
And I curse my poverty
And I wish that I could be
Oh, I wish that I could be
Oh, I wish that I could be
Richard Cory

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Is he dead yet? [View all] Orrex Aug 2025 OP
Fatal fall of edge of flat earth when he wandered off his red carpet? SheltieLover Aug 2025 #1
LOL 😂 Emile Aug 2025 #5
It's not nice to fool Mother Nature surfered Aug 2025 #10
No it isn't & she always wins! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #33
Tripped, fell, and busted his head open while shuffling back and forth on a red carpet? Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #2
Wouldn't pass a field sobriety test if his life depended on it. Sneederbunk Aug 2025 #30
No but malaise Aug 2025 #3
When he realized people were openly laughing at his stupid Emile Aug 2025 #4
I keep hoping LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #6
Boys in the newsroom got a running bet. Marcuse Aug 2025 #7
Zombie Nelson Mandella rips off his head, throws it in the trash and spits down his turkey neck. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #8
Hope springs eternal surfered Aug 2025 #9
Love the kitty mug! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #34
Death by a thousand cold cuts. 2MuchNoise Aug 2025 #11
Would that have anything to do with a sub sandwich? Dem2theMax Aug 2025 #12
Pummeled with a large stick of salami. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #13
I'm good with that. Dem2theMax Aug 2025 #14
Yep. 2MuchNoise Aug 2025 #19
Bazinga! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #35
Not yet...soon I hope every day. Moostache Aug 2025 #15
A droplet of thallium Wicked Blue Aug 2025 #16
for once, something from Putin we could be grateful for, but probably Dump is way too useful LymphocyteLover Aug 2025 #22
Richard Cory no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #17
Album is in storage. Miss the songs that are never on the oldies stations. Enough of Bob Seeger already. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #29
Flight plunged into a Canadian wildfire on the way back from Alaska Blue Owl Aug 2025 #18
Oh dear. Dem2theMax Aug 2025 #20
Where are the homicidal maniacs Farmer-Rick Aug 2025 #21
Working at mar a lardo? twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #28
autoerotic asphyxiation later on at the WH, while dreaming of his lover Putin? LymphocyteLover Aug 2025 #23
Hit by a satellite Seinan Sensei Aug 2025 #24
Choked on Putin's wad... MiHale Aug 2025 #25
No but he (3rd time) doesn't know that Alaska is part of the US underpants Aug 2025 #26
Did he think he was in Russia that whole time? Ocelot II Aug 2025 #27
Maybe he is foreshadowing his plan RandomNumbers Aug 2025 #31
Not orange, but good practice! hlthe2b Aug 2025 #32
Good pupper! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #36
Not last night, sigh, to bad. republianmushroom Aug 2025 #37
I can't think of anything clever to say today, so I'll just leave this here. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #38
Nope Gimpyknee Aug 2025 #39
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