On the seventh day of July, a woman had seven girls
Just one little body, but seven heads full of curls
The mother died, the nurses cried, the dad cut off his hands
But all the girls survived and they decided to form a band
And they made a lot of money, at a certain type of party
‘The Seven Sisters’ were the darling of the scene
The damndest thing you’ve ever seen! They could fuck a football team,
And still sing out in perfect harmony!
A man in a bar he told me, about a man who had holes where his eyes should be
and if you licked the insides you could see in to next week
And if you fucked him up the arse, you could see in to the past
or touch his toes if you only wanted a peek
Well a girl was born in a far off land, she only wanted to hold his hand
And he was so happy he whispered in her ear
‘You want to know what it’s all about, well suck my dick and you’ll find out’
And when she did she came for a hundred years
A woman tried to sell her soul, but it weren’t worth very much
A little bruised, a little ragged, the Devil said ‘i’ll keep in touch’
And I met her at the bar, we hit it off right away,
I wasn’t much for listening and she didn’t have much to say.
Well the last I heard of her she was trying to sell her toes,
they’re the perfect shape for replacing a burn victim’s nose
and as for us it didn’t last, I guess I’m being kind
I could say we came together, but we left at different times.
Did you hear about the man who bought a lucky monkey’s paw?
He was killed by a three legged monkey
or the man who ate a magic bean, he died within a week?
He saw a pretty lady and hick dick turned in to a tree.
The politician with three fingers, the parson with six toes
the bridesmaid with no knickers, and the bride with a broken nose
Well we gather here most every night, while the one foot piano player fights
until the barman calls out for the end, until the bar man calls out for the end.
credits
from Bedrooms And Basements,
released February 19, 2010
Written By: Andrew Clarke
Produced By: Marmaduke Dando, Andrew Clarke
Performed By: Andrew Clarke
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