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We Were Careful

from Light Duties by Flying Tadpole

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A clear and simple explanation as to how the current Australian university system operates.

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WE WERE CAREFUL
by Andrew Male & Tim Fatchen

We kept the kids indoors last year
We kept them in their rooms
Conducted education with
Facebook, dodgy Zooms

But all the time we taught them
We saw the main contribution
To all the success, All the passed tests
Comes down to the right institution

Now one of them's a surgeon
And one has a law degree
The oldest's won the Nobel Prize
The youngest's done all three

As parents we were careful
That our kids had all the best
We discovered online courses
And soon our lives were blessed

Universities in Tombola
Academies on Mars
Lecture notes from Neptune
Mentors beamed from stars

Now one of them's a surgeon
One has a law degree
The oldest's won the Nobel Prize
The youngest's done all three

[INSTR]

Now one of them's a surgeon
One has a law degree
The oldest's won the Nobel Prize
The youngest's done all three

You’re welcome to our secret
It’s clear before the nation
The key to success, wealth, happiness?
Just buy,
Just buy their qualifications.

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from Light Duties, released September 22, 2020
Lyrics Copyright © 2020 Andrew Male
Music Copyright © 2020 TJ Fatchen
All Rights Reserved APRA-AMCOS
Performance by Tim Fatchen/Flying Tadpole

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Flying Tadpole Adelaide, Australia

The cutting satire, cruel humor, blue angst and general mayhem of the dark alter ego of Tim Fatchen. And the alter ego's alter egos. And occasional or persistent collaborators, including strange shack dwellers from Wallaroo in the most recent release.

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