The Hapless Toad

from by Josh Fuson

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Chief Justice John R. Roberts was the only dissenting justice in the case Rancho Viejo, LLC v. Norton, a case in which the endangered species act was employed to protect an endangered California toad. Where every other justice chose to side with the Endangered Species Act, Roberts dissented stating that the constitution does not allow government to restrict businesses because of a "hapless toad" that "for reasons of its own, lives its entire life in California." I have this to say to that "hapless toad"...

lyrics

there's a man back east in a big black robe / who's calling you a hapless toad / he's just a bigger sack of bones / and he sees fit to wreck your home / he's got three sisters and visits sometimes / across the mason-dixon line / maybe they could help you change his mind / if you can manage the trip in time / Kathy, Peggy, and Barbara / if they're nice they'll talk to you / be a gentleman don't ask for too much / but see if their brother can show some love / wish i could be more help than this / it's not the news i want to give / california's a great place to live / and i'd hate to see you pick up and get / if it makes it easier for you to move on / we'll call this man a hapless john /

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from The Supremes, released 06 December 2011

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While rooted in folk, the soundscapes in which Nashville artist/producer Josh Fuson tells his stories vary from intimate vocals over an acoustic guitar to lush arrangements of soaring keys, weaving electric guitars, and anchoring drums and bass.

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