A Cautionary Song by The Decemberists
A Cautionary Song by The Decemberists

A Cautionary Song

The Decemberists * Track #4 On Castaways and Cutouts

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A Cautionary Song by The Decemberists

Release Date
Tue May 21 2002
Performed by
The Decemberists
Produced by
The Decemberists
Writed by
Colin Meloy
About

An extended “your mama” joke – your mother gets gangbanged by sailors to make the money to feed you, so maybe be grateful the next time she tries to give you food you dislike.

A Cautionary Song Lyrics

There's a place your mother goes
When everybody else is soundly sleeping
Through the lights of Beacon Street
And if you listen, you can hear her weeping
She's weeping

'Cause the gentlemen are calling
And the snow is softly falling on her petticoat
And she's standing in the harbor
And she's waiting for the sailors in the jolly boat
See how they approach

With dirty hands and trousers torn
They grapple till she's safe within their keeping
A gag is placed between her lips
To keep her sorry tongue from any speaking
Or screaming

And they row her out to packets
Where the sailors' sorry racket calls for maidenhead
And she's scarce above the gunwales
When her clothes fall to a bundle and she's laid in bed
On the upper deck

And so she goes from ship to ship
Her ankles clasped, her arms so rudely pinioned
'Till at last she's satisfied
The lot of the marina's teeming minions
In their opinions

And they tell her not to say a thing
To cousin, kindred, kith or kin or she'll end up dead
And they throw her dirty dollars
And return her to the harbor where she goes to bed
And this is how you're fed

So be kind to your mother
Though she may seem an awful bother
And the next time she tries to feed you collard greens
Remember what she does when you're asleep

A Cautionary Song Q&A

Who wrote A Cautionary Song's ?

A Cautionary Song was written by Colin Meloy.

Who produced A Cautionary Song's ?

A Cautionary Song was produced by The Decemberists.

When did The Decemberists release A Cautionary Song?

The Decemberists released A Cautionary Song on Tue May 21 2002.

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