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Mark Knopfler — Cannibals
Album: Golden Heart
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Released: 1996
Length: 3:33
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Well he's daddy's little boy he plays with his toys
He holds on to his daddy's hand
His daddy says sonny you're a big strong boy
You're gonna be a big strong man
And they go play catch they go play ball
They go take a walk along the sand
Big strong daddy and a big strong boy
Living in a big strong land

Daddy is he a goodie or a baddie
Daddy can I have a dinosaur
Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are no cannibals anymore

Down in Louisiana there's a hurricane coming
The little boy climbs the stairs
And all along the levee all the people come running
And the little boy's saying his prayers
And a sleepy little laddie smiles up at his daddy
And he's asking for his G.I. Joe
And daddy tucks him in with a kiss upon the chin
And says my little one I love you so

Daddy is he a goodie or a baddie
Leave a light outside the door
Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are no cannibals anymore

Lay down your head now don't get out of bed
Don't you let the bedbugs bite
It's time to go to sleep now not another peep
And I'll see you in the morning light
And the radio was playing and the weatherman was saying
The hurricane had blown away
And daddy's little boy was jumping up for joy
And he was singing at the break of the day

Daddy is he a goodie or a baddie
Daddy can I be a warrior
Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are now cannibals anymore

Yeah daddy is he a goodie or a baddie
Daddy why do people go to war
Once upon a time there were cannibals
Now there are no cannibals anymore
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Like a parody of himself.
Do the meal
Do the meal of life
Yeah you do the meal of life!!
Twisting by the J.J. Cale
Another first for me on R.P.   Kind of a silly song.  Where's that guitar? 
Zydeco Straits.   Twisting by the Pontchartrain. 
Mark makes a nice point. Cannibalism is on the decline.
Gotta love Mark,,
 ppopp wrote:
Must've taken MK all of 12 minutes to write this song.
 
Oh but enough of MK...tell us about ppopp...what makes him happy?
 ThePoose wrote:
A Cajun Walk of Life
 

Good call. 
 pankman wrote:
 

perfect
Talk about lazy. 
Must've taken MK all of 12 minutes to write this song.
A Cajun Walk of Life
The Walk Of Life, slightly more Louisiana
Originally Posted by rpv_mark: Didn't he/they do this song already with a different song name ? Must be publisher obligations or something like that.
Oh come on, even if he plays for Barbara Streisand he will still be one of the best musicians in the planet!