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Thread #54414 Message #843298
Posted By: Mark Cohen
07-Dec-02 - 09:39 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Weave and Mend (Trup/Cameron)
Subject: LYR ADD: Launderland
Speaking of Aragon Mill, but on a slightly skewed note, this popped into my head at Camp Harmony 1988, and, with help from L.A. songwriter Sarah Lifton, this is what popped out. (Apologies to Si Kahn.) I think this made it into Sing Out! some years ago.
Aloha, Mark
LAUNDERLAND lyrics (c) 1988 Mark Cohen and Sarah Lifton tune: Aragon Mill by Si Kahn
At the north end of town Half a block west of Grand There's a faded old sign And it says "Launderland"
But there's no steam at all Coming out of the vents For the washers all broke down One just stole my ninety cents
CHO: And my closet is bare And my hamper's full again Tell me what will I wear Rinse and spin, rinse and spin
Well my Maytag is broke It just burped, coughed, and died Now I'm scrounging for change For a three-ounce box of Tide
CHO
There's a row of plastic chairs Some are orange, some are green There's a puddle on the floor Something's wrong with each machine
One is filled up with suds One is fouled up with dirt One just stole all my change One just ate my last shirt