Algernon was hanging pictures over his bed The hammer missed the nail, and hit his finger instead The swelling started growin' And the blood began a-flowin' While Algernon let go with some Epithets! Bobby was the pitcher on his Little League team His father would project on him his own broken dreams He'd guzzle down the booze And then when Bobby's team was losin' Daddy started to abuse 'em with Epithets! An epithet's a word or phrase that people can use When ordinary words and phrases simply won't do To express frustration, pain, impatience, anger or scorn To the ****heads and the ***holes in your way The Mayor loved the women and he loved cocaine He got himself a hooker to keep him entertained But after he discovered She was working undercover Then Hizzoner started utterin' Epithets! Epithets Show emotion Impatience Frustration Pain and anger Amen