Super Subtle Folk Song
from Canadiana Grotesquica by Geoff Berner
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SUPER SUBTLE FOLK SONG
The boat was taking on water (from a hole)
So I made a second hole to let the water out.
The boat was taking on water (from a hole)
So I made a second hole to let the water out.
I couldn’t hear the sailor’s daughter,
‘Cause I don’t listen to people when they’re shrill and they shout.
My brother was being torn apart by panthers,
So I bought a bunch of panthers as pets.
My brother was being torn apart by panthers,
So actually I bought several panthers as pets.
My Dad was dying of lung cancer,
So I bought my kids a carton of cigarettes.
You might say that I’m an asshole,
I’m just trying to fit in with my scene.
And while the fire is burning
Let’s make a bunch more gasoline.
And if I drove a car here,
Then I’m a hypocrite, I shouldn’t have nothing to say,
And if I didn’t drive a car here,
You prob’ly wish I would shut up anyway.
The only people with a right to an opinion
Are the buddies of the oil companies,
Let’s have another benefit for the victims of the symptoms,
Where it’s forbidden to speak of the disease.
Future kids will say we were assholes,
Just trying to fit in with our scene,
And while the fire is burning,
Let’s make a bunch more gasoline.
And while the fire is burning,
Let’s make a bunch more gasoline.
And while the fire is burning,
Let’s improve our capacity to ship more gasoline.
The boat was taking on water (from a hole)
So I made a second hole to let the water out.
The boat was taking on water (from a hole)
So I made a second hole to let the water out.
I couldn’t hear the sailor’s daughter,
‘Cause I don’t listen to people when they’re shrill and they shout.
My brother was being torn apart by panthers,
So I bought a bunch of panthers as pets.
My brother was being torn apart by panthers,
So actually I bought several panthers as pets.
My Dad was dying of lung cancer,
So I bought my kids a carton of cigarettes.
You might say that I’m an asshole,
I’m just trying to fit in with my scene.
And while the fire is burning
Let’s make a bunch more gasoline.
And if I drove a car here,
Then I’m a hypocrite, I shouldn’t have nothing to say,
And if I didn’t drive a car here,
You prob’ly wish I would shut up anyway.
The only people with a right to an opinion
Are the buddies of the oil companies,
Let’s have another benefit for the victims of the symptoms,
Where it’s forbidden to speak of the disease.
Future kids will say we were assholes,
Just trying to fit in with our scene,
And while the fire is burning,
Let’s make a bunch more gasoline.
And while the fire is burning,
Let’s make a bunch more gasoline.
And while the fire is burning,
Let’s improve our capacity to ship more gasoline.
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from Canadiana Grotesquica,
released September 9, 2017
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Geoff Berner Vancouver, British Columbia
Singer / songwriter / accordionist / novelist Geoff Berner's music combines klezmer, punk, political satire and Balkan dance rhythms. He writes sharp, literate songs that make you want to weep, laugh, grind your teeth, or kick out a window - often all at the same time. Having built a cult following with his weirdly compelling stage presence, G.B. has a strange ability to create fun chaos. ... more
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