text: I bought a bourgeoise house in the Hollywood hills
  With a truckload of hundred thousand dollar bills
  Man came by to hook up my cable TV
  We settled in for the night my baby and me
  We switched round and round til half-past dawn:
  There was fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
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  Well now home entertainment was my babys wish
  So I hopped into town for a satellite dish
  I tied it to the top of my Japanese car
  I came home and I pointed it out into the stars
  A message came back from the great beyond:
  Theres fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  ‎Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Well we mighta made some friends with some billionaires
  We mighta got all nice and friendly if wed made it upstairs
  All I got was a note that said, Bye-bye, John
  Our loves fifty-seven channels and nothin on,
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  ‎Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  So I bought a .44 magnum, it was solid steel cast
  And in the blessed name of Elvis well I just let it blast
  ‎Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet
  And they busted me for disturbin the almighty peace
  Judge said, What you got in your defense son?
  ‎Fifty-seven channels and nothin on,
  ‎Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  I can see by your eyes, friend, youre just about gone
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on
  Fifty-seven channels and nothin on