King of Comedy

Album: Monster (1994)
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  • Make your money with a suit and tie
    Make your money with shrewd denial
    Make your money expert advice
    If you can wing it
    Make your money with a power ply
    Make your money with a buyout bribe
    Make it lie as long as you mean it

    I'm not king of comedy
    Grease the pig, give a squeeze (squeeze me)

    Make your money with exploitation
    Make it holy illumination
    Say a prayer at every station
    Don't forget to ask for mercy
    Make your money with a pretty face
    Make it easy with product placement
    Make it charged with controversy
    I'm straight, I'm queer, I'm bi

    I'm not king of comedy
    I'm not your magazine
    I'm not your television

    Make your money, make it rich
    Make it young and make it quick
    Make your money on the jukebox, baby
    It's pick up sticks
    Make your enemies, make your moves
    Make your critics fumble through
    Make it smart and make it schmooze
    Make it look easy

    I'm not king of comedy
    I'm not your magazine
    I'm not your television
    I'm not your movie screen
    I'm not commodity (all together now)
    I'm not commodity
    I'm not commodity
    I'm not commodity
    I'm not commodity
    I'm not commodity Writer/s: Bill Berry, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Zabadak from London, EnglandA version of this was available in Europe on a limited edition 12" with a different 808 State remix on each side.
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