Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
One of Cass' finest character sketches, ‘Bobby’ is a rough and tumble little fella who regards himself as the ‘King of Boys Town’, a renowned orphanage in Omaha, founded in 1921. The model of the institution was unique for its time; organised along the lines of a town, punitive measures were avoided...
You ain't gonna pin it on me
I don't wanna hear your sermon
Can shave in three strokes
And spit like hypodermic
Can dance like the dickens
Ain't a man alive I fear
You would not dare insult me
If Brother Jack was here
Where'd you learn to smoke?
'Cause you're doing it all wrong
The next plane to Honolulu
Is what I'll be on
God bless Father Flanagan
The movies is bologna
Newspaper/Magazine
Cigarette/Candy
You say you're fourteen
You certainly don't look it
The straight world is anything but
In fact, it's rather crooked
I'm getting out of Omaha
And that's for sure
'Cause the people bark about me
Like I reversed the sin on murder
Bobby, King of Boys Town
Bobby, King of Boys Town
Bobby, King of Boys Town
Bobby, King of Boys Town was written by Cass McCombs.
Bobby, King of Boys Town was produced by Jason Quever.