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Lyrics by Shel Silverstein

  1. A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing
  2. Alimony
  3. All About You
  4. Better Not Ask Me
  5. Bigtime
  6. Boy Named Sue
  7. Cloudy Sky
  8. Daylight Dreamer
  9. Diet Song
  10. Dirty Ol' Me
  11. Freakin' At The Freakers Ball
  12. Goodnight Little House Plant
  13. I Can't Touch the Sun
  14. I Got Stoned and I Missed It
  15. I Once Knew a Woman
  16. I'm So Good That I Don't Have to Brag
  17. Kick It Again
  18. Lemmebesomethin
  19. Liberated Lady 1999
  20. Lookin' For Myself
  21. Masochistic Baby
  22. Modern Talk
  23. Never Bite a Married Woman On The Thigh
  24. Paranoid
  25. Pathetic Way Of Getting Over Me
  26. Peanut Butter Sandwich
  27. Polly In a Porny
  28. Quiero Ser
  29. Scum Of The Earth
  30. Someone Ate The Baby
  31. Stacy Brown Got Two
  32. Sure Hit Songwriter's Pen
  33. Testing The Bomb
  34. Thumbsucker
  35. Time

Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book. As a children's author, some of his most acclaimed works include The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and A Light in the Attic. His works have been translated into more than 47 languages and have sold more than 20 million copies. As a songwriter, Silverstein wrote the 1969 Johnny Cash track "A Boy Named Sue", which peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. His songs have been recorded and popularized by a wide range of other acts including Tompall Glaser, The Irish Rovers and Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. He was the recipient of two Grammy Awards as well as nominations at the Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards. His book A Light in the Attic is dedicated to his daughter who died at age 11. Silverstein died at home in Key West, Florida, of a heart attack on May 10, 1999, at age 68.

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