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Sailor Joe

from Fantoche by Alacartoona

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lyrics

when the white waves crash upon your shore
we cry, "more!"
we cry, "more!"

when the red tides rise within your skin
we begin
we will begin

when the yellowed bones have washed away
then we'll say
"oh, happy day"

when the gray men ask us who we know
we know joe
sailor joe

but sailor joe doesn't know where he's been
so he reads of his deeds on his skin
and sailor joe doesn't know when to rest
so he paints another history on his storybook chest

when the gold moon hangs above our heads
we will wed
and share a bed

and when the green hill meets the ocean floor
you cry, "more!"
i'll give you more

but sailor joe doesn't know where he's been
so he reads of his deeds on his skin
and sailor joe doesn't know when to rest
so he paints another history on his storybook chest

and sailor joe doesn't know where he's been
so he reads of his deeds on his skin
and sailor joe doesn't know where to start
so he carves another mystery on his storybook heart

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from Fantoche, released September 14, 2012
Words, music: Hankel

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Alacartoona Kansas City, Missouri

Alacartoona's stage show is a visual extension of their all-original songbook. Utilizing a stripped down ensemble of accordion, bass, and drums, with the occasional guitar or brass, they bring to life vivid tales of love and loss, of bedrooms and back alleys, of the solitude and the camaraderie of sex, drugs and cabaret. ... more

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