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Barney got run over by a semi
We'd taken all the crap he had to give
The little ones will grow up to forget him
But we just couldn't rest while Barney lived

He was schmaltzy and repulsive
But the urchins loved him so
And it wasn't long till we were certain
That purple dinosaur would have to go
We couldn't stand his sticky sweetness
Like day-old syrup on a plate
Semi squashing's pretty mild
To what we fantasized for Barneys' fate

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His saccharin songs just turned our stomachs
And if we met him in the street
We would try to put his lights out
Black his eyes and kick his head and stomp his feet
One thing parents should remember
Is little children have no taste
Those little eyeballs watching Barney
Will transform their little minds right into paste

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Now we're all well rid of Barney
No 'I love you and you love me'
For within the laws of nature
A purple Barney wasn't meant to be
We will all sleep much more soundly
'Cause Barney's laid out on the street
We'll wear happy little smiles
As we wipe the purple smears off of our feet

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