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[[File:Stradivarius.jpg|450px|thumb|center|An [[expensive musical instrument]], yesterday]] | [[File:Stradivarius.jpg|450px|thumb|center|An [[expensive musical instrument]], yesterday]] | ||
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''So I took my | ''So I took my cow <br> | ||
''And I cashed it against the wall <br> | ''And I cashed it against the wall. <br> | ||
''I cashed it against the floor <br> | ''I cashed it against the floor. <br> | ||
''I cashed it | ''I cashed it against the body of a varsity cheerleader. <br> | ||
''Cashed it against the hood of a car <br> | ''Cashed it against the hood of a car. <br> | ||
''Cashed it against a 1981 Harley-Davidson <br> | ''Cashed it against a 1981 Harley-Davidson. <br> | ||
''And I ran upstairs to my | ''And I ran upstairs to my parents’ bedroom, where<br> | ||
''Mommy and Daddy were sleeping quietly in the moonlight | ''Mommy and Daddy were sleeping quietly in the moonlight. | ||
''Slowly I opened the door — <br> | ''Slowly I opened the door — <br> | ||
''Creeping into the shadows right up to the foot of their bed <br> | ''Creeping into the shadows, right up to the foot of their bed, <br> | ||
''I raised | ''I raised the cow high above my head, <br> | ||
''And just as I was about to bring it crashing down <br> | ''And just as I was about to bring it crashing down —<br> | ||
''My father woke up, screaming “STOP!!” <br> | ''My father woke up, screaming “STOP!!” <br> | ||
''“Wait a minute! Stop it, boy! What do you think you’re ''doing''?” <br> | ''“Wait a minute! Stop it, boy! What do you think you’re ''doing''?” <br> | ||
''“That’s no way to treat an expensive | ''“That’s no way to treat an expensive negotiable instrument!” <br> | ||
''And I said, “God ''damn'' it Daddy | ''And I said, “God ''damn'' it, Daddy: you ''know'' I love you,” <br> | ||
''“But | ''“But you’ve got a ''hell'' of a lot to learn about Rock ’n’ Roll!” <br> | ||
:—Jim Steinman, ''Love, Death and an American Milking Devon''}} | :—Jim Steinman, ''Love, Death and an American Milking Devon''}} | ||
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