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The Idler Wheel... Lyrics — Fiona Apple | Dork

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The Idler Wheel... Lyrics

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The Idler Wheel...

From The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do2012

Written by Fiona Apple

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The Idler Wheel...

The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw And Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do

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About this track

"The Idler Wheel..." is a song by Fiona Apple from the album The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, released in 2012. The song was written by Fiona Apple.

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