Charlie Freak
Steely Dan"Charlie Freak" is a song by Steely Dan, released in 1974 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:29 long and contains 24 lines and 163 words.
Lyrics
0:08Charlie freak had but one thing to call his own
0:15Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone
0:23Five nights without a bite
0:25No place to lay his head
0:29And if nobody takes him in
0:33Hell soon be dead
0:44On the street he spied my face I heard him hail
0:51In our plot of frozen space he told his tale
0:59Poor man he showed his hand
1:02So righteous was his need
1:06And me so wise I bought his prize
1:09For chicken feed
1:21Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind
1:28Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind
1:36Poor kid he overdid
1:38Embraced the spreading haze
1:42And while he sighed his body died
1:46In fifteen ways
2:04When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay
2:12Round his arm the plastic tag read d o a
2:19Yes jack I gave it back
2:22The ring I could not own
2:26Now come my friend Ill take your hand
2:29And lead you home
Charlie freak had but one thing to call his own Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone Five nights without a bite No place to lay his head And if nobody takes him in Hell soon be dead On the street he spied my face I heard him hail In our plot of frozen space he told his tale Poor man he showed his hand So righteous was his need And me so wise I bought his prize For chicken feed Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind Poor kid he overdid Embraced the spreading haze And while he sighed his body died In fifteen ways When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay Round his arm the plastic tag read d o a Yes jack I gave it back The ring I could not own Now come my friend Ill take your hand And lead you home
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