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Commander Mercy put his dog to sleep He's building railroads out in his backyard The things he does, he thinks no one can see But the town is watching, Commander Mercy Commander Mercy had a peg-legged wife One day she ran off with a railway porter Commander Mercy carved a wooden bride And spilt his curses out upon the ocean Commander Mercy went to church last night With his dead dog and his wooden woman He offered prayers that it might rain And then he married himself to his affliction Here he comes, there he goes, here he comes He's building railroads in his sleep Here he comes, there he goes, here he comes He's building railroads in his sleep Building railroads in his sleep Building railroads in his sleep A wooden bride infests his sleep Aus Songtexte Mania