Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for September 03, 2021
Transcript:
Mozart's birthday, January 27, 1756 Wolfgang Mozart Childstar Sung to "L'aci darem la mano" from "Don Giovanni" Mo-zart the great mu-si-cian, burned out when he was four; trashed all his com-po-si-tions, and held up a convenience store. Store employee: Halt!
Thompson was a genius. Just the goofy artwork makes me laugh; then, every piece of verse scans and rhymes to perfection; and if that weren’t enough, the melody is even written accurately.