Nick Cave

21. 11. 2024

: Henry Lee

1. Ami 
Get down, get down, little Henry Lee
And stay all night with Dmi 
me
You won't find a girl in this damn world
That will compare with Ami 
me
And the G 
wind did howl and the wind did G7 
blow
C 
La la la la la
Ami 
La la la la lee
A Dmi 
little bird lit down on Henry Lee 

2. I can't get down and I won't get down
And stay all night with thee
For the girl I have in that merry green land
I love her far better than thee
And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee 

3. She leaned herself against a fence
Just for a kiss or two
And with a little pen-knife held in her hand
Well, she plugged him through and through
And the wind did roar and the wind did moan
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee 

4. Come take him by his lilly-white hands
Come take him by his feet
And throw him in this deep, deep well
Which is more than one hundred feet
And the wind did howl and the wind did blow
La la la la la
La la la la lee
A little bird lit down on Henry Lee 

5. Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee
Till the flesh drops from your bones
For the girl you have in that merry green land
Can wait forever for you to come home
And the wind did howl and the wind did moan
La la la la la
La la la la lee
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: Jubilee Street

On Jubilee street there was a girl named Bee
She had a history, but she had no past
When they shut her down the Russians moved in
Now I am too scared 
I am too scared to even walk on past

She used to say:
All those good people down on Jubilee Street
They ought to practice what they preach
Here they are to practice just what they preach
Those good people on Jubilee Street
And here I come up the hill
I’m pushing my own wheel of love
I got love in my tummy and a tiny little pain
And a ten ton catastrophe on a 60 pound chain
And I’m pushing my wheel of love up Jubilee Streets
And look at me now

The problem was she had a little black book
And my name was written on every page
Well a girl’s gotta make ends meet
Even down Jubilee Street
I was out of place and time, and over the hill, and out of my mind
On Jubilee Street
I oughta ṗractice what I preach
These days I go downtown in my tie and tails
I got a foetus on the leash

I am alone now, I am beyond recriminations
Curtains are shut, the furniture is gone
I’m transforming, I’m vibrating, I’m glowing
I’m flying, look at me now
I’m flying, look at me now
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