Twinkle twinkle little star 'Long comes Brady in his 'lectric car Got a mean look right in his eye Gonna shoot somebody jus' to watch him die He been on the job too long Duncan Duncan was tending the bar 'Long came Brady with his shiny star "Duncan" said Brady "you are under arrest" Duncan shot a hole right in Brady's chest He been on the job too long. Old King Brady was a big fat man Doctor looked down and took hold of his hand reached for his pulse the doctor said "I believe to my soul king Brady you're dead" He been on the job too long Up upon the hillside eight hundred at hand vases of roses standing around (...) horses and a rubber-tired hack bring him down to the graveyard it won't bring him back. He been on the job too long When the women all heard King Brady was dead (raggin' red?) They went home and they'd be back in red Slippin' and a-slidin' shuffelin' down the street In their big mother hubbards and their stockin' feet. He been on the job too long "Brady Brady Brady you know you done wrong breakin' in here when this game's goin' on Bustin' down the window tearin' down the door Now you lyin' dead on the barroom floor You been on the job too long." Twinkle twinkle little star 'Long comes Brady in his 'lectric car Got a mean look in his eye Gonna shoot somebody jus' to watch him die He been on the job too long. He been on the job too long.

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l'histoire tragique d'un homme nommé Brady, qui arrive avec des intentions meurtrières et se retrouve confronté à Duncan, un barman. Brady, qui arbore un regard méchant, cherche à imposer son autorité, mais finit par perdre la vie après un échange de coups de feu. La narration souligne l'ironie de son destin : il est tué alors qu'il tente de servir la loi, ce qui entraîne la tristesse et l'agitation des femmes lors de son enterrement. Le tout se déroule dans une ambiance de western, mettant en évidence les tensions entre la loi et ceux qui vivent à la marge. Les références au monde des bars et aux funérailles ajoutent une dimension sombre à ce récit, où chaque personnage semble pris au piège de son rôle dans une société violente. Les mots évoquent un cycle de violence et la fatalité des actions humaines.