“Yes, he loved his mother like no other,
His daughter was his sister and his son was his brother.
One thing on which you can depend is,
He sure knew who a boy's best friend is.”

— Tom Lehrer

"Oedipus Rex"
An Evening (Wasted) With Tom Lehrer (1959)

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American singer-songwriter and mathematician 1928

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“Yes, he loved his mother like no other,His daughter was his sister and his son was his brother.One thing on which you can depend is,He sure knew who a boy's best friend is.”

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“Yes, he loved his mother like no other,
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He sure knew who a boy's best friend is.”