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Billy Says
by John Hovorka

Billy says that Bob's gone mental
The accidents weren't accidental
And now he should be on a farm
But he can't work he broke his arm

Cindy says stay away
Your friend he isn't well today
And I said ah you're just a cynic
But now he's locked up at the clinic

He ripped out a lot of plumbing
He shot the guards he saw them coming
They put him under arrest
But doctors say that a hospital is best

Billy says that Bob's gone mad
His accidents were all he had
But now perhaps he's getting well
They keep him in a padded cell

credits

from The 2x4's Live 4​/​80, released December 18, 2021
John Hovorka: lead vocal, guitars
Tom Martel: bass guitar
Steve Donnelly: drums & devices
Cubie: guitar

words and music by John Hovorka, Jr.

recorded by Rolfe Anderson on a 2-track reel to reel tape recorder

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John Hovorka New York

John Hovorka played guitar and bass guitar in bands first in Geneva NY but mostly in Boston then in New York City. After he started writing songs he was the leader of The 2x4's (1978 - 1980), then Noise Pencil (1982), Turbines (1983 - 1987), Hovorka (1988 - 2002), John Hovorka And The Dawn Of Mechanized Farming (DOMF) (2003 - 2016), and also made solo albums. He is now in Massachusetts. ... more

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