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Thread #84091   Message #4112829
Posted By: cnd
09-Jul-21 - 11:00 PM
Thread Name: Info: In an anarchist garrett
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In an anarchist garrett
Transcription of the Leslie Fish recording (first link in my 2016 post):

It's Sister Jenny's Turn to Throw the Bomb
(A1 on Leslie Fish on It's Sister Jenny's Turn to Throw the Bomb, 1987)

In an anarchistic garret, so dingy and so mean
Smell the pungent odor of nitroglycerine
From the piles of pipe and powder and pamphlets to the sky
Midst the dust' and dirty laundry you can hear this mournful cry

CHORUS
Oh, it's sister Jenny's turn to throw the bomb (throw the bomb!)
God knows what's become of brother Tom (brother To-o-om!)
Momma's aim is bad, and the cops, they all know Dad
So it's sister Jenny's turn to throw the bomb

There are knives and guns and daggers scattered on the front room floor
Look behind the sofa, you'll find two-dozen more
But cousin Mac's in prison, and grandpa is long dead
And uncle Jim has left us to become a 'Frisco Red!

CHORUS (So it's...)

In the hole you'll find the baby teething on some dynamite
Try and get it from her and you'll find you're in a fight
But she's too young to do it, and momma's baking bread
And uncle Jake is tripping and he's flipping out his head

CHORUS (So it's...)

There's a Sabo Tabby Kitten sitting purring by the door
And lyin' in the bed there's a smiling saboteur
But our cat's no good at bombing and none of us are sure
That that smiling, sleeping freak is not a big provocateur

CHORUS (So it's...)