Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
After Tarkus’s nearly 21 minute opener of prog rock, ELP graces us with this short honky-tonk tale of cross-dressing. Our titular character, Jeremy Bender (possibly a play on “gender bender”), for one reason or another (probably to get laid) decides to dress up as a woman and join a convent. He inte...
Jeremy Bender was a man of leisure
Took his pleasure in the evening sun
Laid him down in a bed of roses
Finally decided to become a nun
Talked with his sister and spoke in a whisper
Threatened to fist her if she didn't come clean
Jumped on the mother, just like a brother
Asked one another if the other's a queen
Digging the sister, she was a mister
Shouldn't have kissed her but he couldn't say no
Wanted to leave her, couldn't believe her
So he picked up his suitcase and decided to go
Jeremy Bender was written by Keith Emerson & Greg Lake.
Jeremy Bender was produced by Greg Lake.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Jeremy Bender on Mon Jun 14 1971.