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Broken Rosary

by Mikey Inderikey

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Let me just say, this song is not really about gardening.

lyrics

Broken rosary

Are you a rosy bramble or a brambly rose?
It’s hard to tell the difference when you’re ripping at my clothes
The summer birds have all gone south as winter’s shadow grows
And since they have forsaken us there’s nothing left but crows

Remember how I mended your broken rosary?
The one that Father Whatsisname had kindly given me
In return for faithful service in his secret sacristy
Now there’s one Hail Mary missing, but one extra Glory Be

Are you a rosy bramble or a brambly rose?
It’s hard to tell the difference when you’re ripping at my clothes
The summer birds have vanished now as winter’s shadow grows
And since they have abandoned us there’s nothing left but crows

Life is very short but it can seem very long
Like forty-seven verses of some dusty old folk song
Life is very slow but it can seem very fast
As everyone discovers when they breathe their last at last

Are you a rosy bramble or a brambly rose?
It’s hard to tell the difference when you’re ripping at my clothes
The summer birds have flown away as winter’s shadow grows
And since they have departed there’s nothing left but crows

The nettles and the petals have clustered and combined
The thorns of one another are entangled and entwined
An unsuspecting passer-by would feel their wicked sting
It’s time to get the sickle out and bring the harvest in

Are you a rosy bramble or a brambly rose?
It’s hard to tell the difference when you’re ripping at my clothes
The summer birds have disappeared as winter’s shadow grows
And since they have deserted us there’s nothing left but crows

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released October 16, 2021
Mikey: voice, cuatro
Mai: voice
Bucky Ball: bass
Welldone Keys: organ
Maposef: mountain lark
Tom Perdoo: percussion
Noah Fensment: penny whistle
recorded at Sideboard Studio

Stereophonic Mastering by Timothy Stollenwerk

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