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The Penguin Discography: The Embezzler




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The Embezzler
    Authors »
Howard (Alexander) Werth

    Year Written »
1975

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Date Performance 1975-00-00
Running Time 4:26
Performers Howard (Alexander) Werth (Vocals), Howard (Alexander) Werth (Acoustic Guitars), Bob Weston (Electric Guitars), Freddy Gandy (Bass Guitar), Mike Moran (Piano), Roger Pope (Drums), Dave Hentschel (A.R.P. Synthesizer), Gus Dudgeon (Shakers)
Appears On
King Brilliant (0000)
Howard Werth & The Moonbeams

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Working in oak panelled offices
Who's windows seem to steal the light from your eyes
You work for a gold watch of years
Filling ledgers for a boss you quietly despise

It's then that you ponder
As your mind begins to wander
And your inner man becomes a super you
For fleeting moments you become a James Bond
Or even better get to be a boxing kangaroo

So hail, hail the embezzler,
Don't jail the embezzler
He's been there all his life
Save, save the embezzler
God gave the embezzler
Ambition to survive

Thirty years man and boy concentrated into seconds
Made fingers lighter than light
Filling a bag as I empty the safe
With my thoughts contemplating plans of flight
Life here in Rio is fun though I must admit
I miss my begonias and cat
But when I'm feeling homesick I just sit and drink
And I think this is really where it's at

So hail, hail the embezzler,
Don't jail the embezzler
He's been there all his life
Save, save the embezzler
God gave the embezzler
Ambition to survive

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Copywritten 1976 The Hudson Bay Music Co. Used by permission. All rights reserrved.

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2008-01-15