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


[verse]
C
Well, Old Captain Melon, with his jaundiced fat belly,
                                              G 
Raised his scrapy fingers, to the cusp of his lunar beard.
      F                                             C                G
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,
                                                     G
Between the delirious old sailor and his craving for travel.
      F                                     C
She declares unto him, “Oh, Mr. Crispy, our days are so humble,”
              
“Can’t we move on?”
    F                G
And awww, they moved on.


[verse]
      C
Well, Young Lucy Lavaliere clung to a branch looking down.
                                                         G
She’s laughing at squirrels pretending they’re small capybaras.
      F
She declares unto them, “Mock me if you must,”
        C                          G
“All my friends are in church this morning.”
        C
So, she jumps on the shed roof and pretends she’s the captain
                                             G
Of an Asia bound vessel, full of monkeys and shark teeth.
        F
And she yells at the sky, “Batten the hatches,”
     C                        G
“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.
                                                      G
The skeletal bodies of the long-since-dead Crispies unearthed.
       F
They declare unto Lucy, “You’re heading the wrong way,
    C                      G
The edge of the Earth is behind you.”
C
Young Lucy Lavaliere rubs her eyes and shakes her head.
                                                                G
“It’s happening again.” She says to the squirrels, but they’ve scattered.
        F
And she whispers aloud, “Turn this boat around, boys,”
C            G
“We’re going home”
    F               G
And awww she sailed off.
    F                   G
And awwwwwww she sailed off.
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    • Become a Better Person by Forgetting Who You Think You Are
    • Panic Makes Three - Lyrics and Chords
    • I Want to Memorize Everything - Lyrics and Chords
    • A Dream I Never Had - Lyrics and Chords
    • How Many Bad Things Can A Good Person Do - Lyrics and Chords
    • Young Lucy Lavalier - Lyrics and Chords
    • Gotta Get Out of Massachusetts - Lyrics and Chords
    • Slow Down - Lyrics and Chords
    • I Want to Remember - Lyrics and Chords
    • Joe Vs. the Volcano - Lyrics and Chords
    • The Straight Story - Lyrics and Chords
    • Poltergeist
    • The Year My Voice Broke
    • Panes, Trains, and Automobiles
    • Logan's Run
    • Super Bad
    • Amélie
    • Meatballs
    • Untied States
    • Unaffected
    • Service Industry Stars
    • Supposed to Be Close to Me
    • You'll Take This Too
    • I Will Always Root for You
    • Maybe I'm Not Meant to Do Anything Remarkable After All
    • Stop Taking My Friends
    • I Don't Know If I've Got What it Takes Anymore
    • But We Did
    • Looks Like I'm Tall
    • Held His Gaze
    • A Machine to Break Your Heart
    • Carnival
    • The Center of Times
    • 20,000 Dollars
    • Nightly Progression
    • Stereo Glow
    • It's Now
    • Emo Philips
    • Coming Home Alone on Christmas Eve
    • V-66
    • Willie (or Won't He)
  • Comics
  • Things of the Day
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