Pelikan

The criminals filed in two by two
The murderer tooting on a grim kazoo
He was blind as we all could see
And therefore killed indiscriminately

Liege and lief, thieves and police
Bit players with wonky teeth
I scribble madly, getting it down
Court recorder in a wonky town

A pelican stabbing at an apricot
A polyglot jabbers at a monoglot
Nobody you know, everybody you forgot
In the graveyard they rot and rot
Out by the heliport
In the hinterland

And the ladies wilted in the heat
The judge concealеd a social disease
The prosеcution reeled in their cups
Too drunk to sum up

And the criminals run a poker game
The winner will shun the brunt of the blame
I scribble madly, getting it down
Court recorder in a wonky town

A pelican stabbing at an apricot
A polyglot jabbers at a monoglot
Nobody you know, everybody you forgot
In the graveyard they rot and rot
Out by the heliport
In the hinterland