The Ballad Of Rod Steiger

Album: Pandora's PlayHouse (2021)
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  • The ballad of Rod Steiger
    I'm talking about a man
    And not a tiger
    He was an actor in his prime
    Every time he stepped on
    A stage reading his lines
    Or the song would be
    About 'rod's tiger'

    The ballad of Rod Steiger
    I'm talking about a man
    And not a spider
    He was a web of intrigue walking
    He was a train of thought
    At a railroad crossing
    Where the roads we cross
    Get lighter

    I met him on the beach one day
    And this is what he had to say:

    "even a fool sooner or later
    Realizes that if
    You play stupid games
    You win stupid prizes
    Even a fool sooner or later
    Realizes that if
    You play stupid games
    You win stupid prizes
    Play stupid games
    Win stupid prizes"

    The ballad of Rod Steiger
    A man who was a lover
    And a fighter
    He was a beatnik in his mind
    He was a beach bum licking
    The juice of a sweet plum
    And in malibu,
    A volkswagen driver

    I met him on the beach one day
    And this is what he had to say:

    "even a fool sooner or later
    Realizes that if
    You play stupid games,
    You win stupid prizes
    Even a fool sooner or later
    Realizes that if
    You play stupid games,
    You win stupid prizes
    Play stupid games,
    Win stupid prizes"

    I met him on the beach one day
    And this is what he had to say:

    He said:
    "i played the pope
    I played mussolini
    I played napoleon
    I played a rabbi
    And a priest, a killer
    And played it like no one
    Now which one do you
    Want to see
    If you play games
    With me ?"
    I suppose
    It's what
    An actor
    Knows
    I suppose
    It's what
    An actor
    Knows

    "I played the Pope
    I played Mussolini
    I played Napoleon
    I played a rabbi
    And a priest, a killer
    And i played it like no one
    Now which one do
    You want to see
    If you play games
    With me ?"
    I suppose
    It's what
    An actor
    Knows
    I suppose
    It's what
    An actor
    Knows

    The ballad of Rod Steiger
    In a movie scene none were finer
    I'm not talking about rod stewart
    Or i'd be singing rock and roll
    Like i knew how to do it
    And chug-a-lug a jug of scotch and cider
    He was a bad boy just like brando
    He was a flame when it came
    Down to burning his candle
    And walking on the screen
    With a swagger

    I met him on the beach one day
    And this is what he had to say:

    "Even a fool sooner or later
    Realizes that if
    You play stupid games,
    You win stupid prizes
    Even a fool sooner or later
    Realizes that if
    You play stupid games
    You win stupid prizes
    Even a fool sooner or later
    Realizes that if
    You play stupid games,
    You win stupid prizes
    Play stupid games
    Win stupid prizes
    Play stupid games
    Win stupid prizes

    The ballad of Rod Steiger
    The ballad of Rod Steiger
    He was an actor in his prime
    Every time she stepped on
    A stage reading his lines

    The ballad of Rod Steiger
    The ballad of Rod Steiger
    The ballad of Rod Steiger
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