Young Lucy Lavalier
Composer: Henning Ohlenbusch
Album: I Want to Memorize Everything
https://youtu.be/t_Miz9RVSY8


[verse]
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Well, Old Captain Melon, with his jaundiced fat belly,
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Raised his scrapy fingers, to the cusp of his lunar beard.
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He declared unto the sea, “Take me if you must, you grumpy lady of excess.”
      C
While poor Mrs. Crispy cast her lifeless thin body,
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Between the delirious old sailor and his craving for travel.
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She declares unto him, “Oh, Mr. Crispy, our days are so humble,”
              
“Can’t we move on?”
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And awww, they moved on.


[verse]
      C
Well, Young Lucy Lavaliere clung to a branch looking down.
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She’s laughing at squirrels pretending they’re small capybaras.
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She declares unto them, “Mock me if you must,”
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“All my friends are in church this morning.”
        C
So, she jumps on the shed roof and pretends she’s the captain
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Of an Asia bound vessel, full of monkeys and shark teeth.
        F
And she yells at the sky, “Batten the hatches,”
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“The edge of the world lies before us!”
    F               G
And aww, she played on.


[verse]
          C
Well, the ground breaks open and two ancient figures emerge.
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The skeletal bodies of the long-since-dead Crispies unearthed.
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They declare unto Lucy, “You’re heading the wrong way,
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The edge of the Earth is behind you.”
C
Young Lucy Lavaliere rubs her eyes and shakes her head.
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“It’s happening again.” She says to the squirrels, but they’ve scattered.
        F
And she whispers aloud, “Turn this boat around, boys,”
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“We’re going home”
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And awww she sailed off.
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And awwwwwww she sailed off.