Biography:
Loudon Wainwright III (born 5 September 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright , children of his marriage to the late Kate McGarrigle. In 1970 he acquired a record deal with Atlantic Records, who released his first album.
A graduate of St. Andrew's School, Wainwright is best known for a 1972 novelty song hit Dead Skunk (in the Middle of the Road)
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Other songs:
- Daughter
- Dead Shunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Dead Skunk In The Middle Of The Road
- Drinking Song
- Got A Ukulele
- Hard Day On The Planet
- Tip That Waitress
- When You Leave
- A Year
- Black Uncle Remus
- Cardboard Boxes
- Dead Man
- Dilated To Meet You
- Donations
- Dreaming
- Four Mirrors
- Ghost Blues
- Glad To See Youve Got Your Religion
- Good Ship Venus
- Grey In La
- Grown Man
- Harlan County
- Heaven
- High Wide Handsome
- Hollywood Hopeful
- Homeless
- Human Cannonball
- I Had A Dream
- I Know Im Unhappy
- I Suppose
- Im Alright
- In C
- Iwiwal
- Love And I Hate It
- Lullaby
- Man And Dog
- Men
- Motel Blues
- Muse Blues
- New Paint
- One Man Guy
- Over The Hill
- Pretty Good Day
- Primrose Hill
- Prince Hals Dirge
- Reciprocity
- Road Ode
- School Days
- So Damn Happy
- Sometimes I Forget
- Strange Weirdos
- Strange Wierdos
- Suddenly Its Christmas
- Surviving Twin
- Swimming Song
- The Days That We Die
- The Picture
- The Shit Song
- Therapy
- Turkish Revelry
- Unfriendly Skies
- Unhappy Anniversary
- Unrequited To The Nth Degree
- Valley Morning
- What Gives
- White Winos
- You Cant Fail Me Now
- Your Mother And I
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If they found me just lying there what could they do?
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In case of an accident who could they notify
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Would it be alright if they notified you?
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I'm an unmarried orphan whose children have scattered
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When they give you the bad news
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I'm sure you won't snicker
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You'll remember the good times and all we went through
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Then I suppose that you'll tell all the others
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Performing that awful task, someone has to
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When they go through my wallet and fish out my license
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They'll learn my D.O.B and my eyes were blue
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As for my corneas, I don't care who gets them
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But all other organs and parts are for you
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If they had to tell someone that something had happened
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If they found me just lying there what could they do?
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In case of an accident who could they notify
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Would it be alright if they notified you?
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D A C D
I'm an unmarried orphan whose children have scattered
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Estranged from my siblings close friends just a few
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And of those few friends I consider you closest
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They must contact someone
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Could they contact you?
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[Bridge]
C A
When they give you the bad news
G A
I'm sure you won't snicker
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You'll remember the good times and all we went through
C A G A
Then I suppose that you'll tell all the others
C A G A
Performing that awful task, someone has to
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D A C
When they go through my wallet and fish out my license
D G D A
They'll learn my D.O.B and my eyes were blue
D A C D
As for my corneas, I don't care who gets them
G D A
But all other organs and parts are for you
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