I won’t slave for beggar’s pay, likewise gold and jewels,…

I won’t slave for beggar’s pay, likewise gold and jewels, but I would slave to learn the way, to sink your ship of fools.

Sourced, From the Mars Hotel
(1974)

Ship of Fools

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