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Lionel Mandrake

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4. Not really great, but

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:50 PM

Feb 25

maybe good enough for now. The spoken accent in "kakistocracy" doesn't match the musical accent. It would have been better if the penultimate line were "And now a kakistocracy", but where do I go from there?

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The Orange Anus is not the country. CentralMass Feb 25 #1

True, but, Lionel Mandrake Feb 25 #3

Great lyrics! Well done, Lionel Mandrake. ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 25 #2

Not really great, but Lionel Mandrake Feb 25 #4