Luyện nghe bài hát The Ballad of Cedric Früvous

(Mike)
Up until just
Gambling was thought to be

(Jian, as Cedric)
Like Phillips, evil stuff

(Mike)
But Canada is fast
it up at last legally

(Jian)
The new narcotic, a puff.

(All)
open to raise funds for social needs

(Jian)
Full of wheels,
Black and video slot machines.

(All)
Now guys like Cedric perform deeds.

(Jian)
been saving up my welfare
Just to throw the dice on the greens.

(Mike)
made by dealing folks
Goes to helping healing folks the land

(Jian)
I stand and gush.

(Mike)
Casinos are a ministry handled
Show hand.

(Jian)
I had a royal flush.

(All)
Since Cedric spent his dime on 15 to 2.

(Jian)
I put my chips on 32 red it to black instead.

(All)
Guys like are pulling Medicaire through.

(Jian)
Now asking me to leave,
And I'm poor and I'm peeved so I just heave.

(Mike)
So he the house and he traded the kids
And he studied the and he practiced the bids.
The he ran to next door to his
casinos were a brand new flourishing biz.
(All)
His new found at blackjack brought him such wealth
They he'd make a perfect Minister of Health.

(Mike)
Now wearing all the hats
Hanging out with at bookie joints.
(Jian)
a public money sponge.

(Mike)
Watch him another bet
We go deeper into debt losing
(Jian)
And credit ratings

(Jian)
We've made a virtue of which used to be vice:
(All)
Lower tax on corporations, gambling pay the bills.
(Jian)
Now gambling addicts are civil servants dice:
(All)
Selling health to the hopeless, the profits, curing our ills.

(All)
Our social service is nervous
As Cedric it to one-armed bandits.
It's hell for but swell for tourists so yeah!

the Liner:
1992- Originally written as a discussion of the issues around the
legalization of in Canada, this piece was commissioned and performed in
'92
for CBC's national television The Journal. Since then,

F. has been with many celebrities (including T.V.'s Bob Denver) at

casinos.