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The Ballad Of John Bonham's Coke Roadie (1)

There's nothing on TV but a thing
Called Scarecrow and Mrs King (2)
You sit and watch it while your wife
Becomes the plaything of another man's life
It don't bother me, I'm a toady
I'm John Bonham's coke roadie

Your life is terrifically out of step
But so what? - I'm with the Zep
I don't wash dishes or pay the rent
I just depend on John getting bent
It don't bother me, I'm a toady
I'm John Bonham's coke roadie

It's amazing what goes through your brain
As you frantically sweep the little grains
Think of fidelity, think of the fools
Marriage destroys you - stick to drum stools
It don't bother me, I'm a toady
I'm John Bonham's coke roadie

We tour through cities, I see life
And someone is next to your wife
The only thing that can't be canned
Is setting up a hi-hat stand.
It don't bother me, I'm a toady
I'm John Bonham's coke roadie

Annotations

1. John Bonham (1948 - 1980) was the drummer in Led Zeppelin. His death was attributed asphyxiation - choking on his own vomit after an all night drinking binge (including 40 shots of vodka). More Led Zeppelin references can be found in Pus, I'm Into Led Zep and Dazed and Confucious.
2. Scarecrow and Mrs King is an American TV series, originally broadcast on CBS between 1983 - 1987. It follows Amanda King (Kate Jackson), a single mother of two living in Washington, D.C., who becomes involved with a handsome operative (Bruce Boxleitner), code name "Scarecrow," who works for a secret government agency.