Mainstream WeeklyCome, Come, Pegasus,
snoop away, snoop away, into the dark
till we trace your master(s)
in remorseless hot pursuit to tick and mark
find you we shall up to the up-up
find you we shall down to the down-down
naked truth won’t let you hide for long
and soon you shall be sold for a song
Come, Come, Pegasus,
snoop away, snoop away, into the dark
wing carefully lest guardian dogs bark
you were in the Inner Temple Arms
you were in Gandhi’s and Nehru’s spurs
not in spyware tools and (…)
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