My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist
The Decemberists * Track #3 On 5 Songs
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My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist by The Decemberists
Performed by
The DecemberistsWrited by
Colin MeloyAbout
This song was originally recorded by Colin Meloy’s band Tarkio, and later released by the Decemberists on their first EP. The lyrics are pure, untempered Meloy.
Colin went on a family canoe trip, and is quoted saying
“It was this super, super intense, three-day river trip where we were all just stu...
My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My mother was a Chinese trapeze artist in pre-war Paris
Smuggling bombs for the underground
And she met my father at a fete in Aix-en-Provence
He was disguised as a Russian cadet in the employ of the Axis
[Chorus 1]
And there in the half-light of the provincial midnight
To a lone concertina, they drank in cantinas
And toasted to Edith Piaf
And the fall of the Reich
[Verse 2]
My sister was born in a hovel in Burgundy and left for the cattle
But later was found by a communist
Who'd deserted his ranks to follow his dream
To start up a punk rock band in South Carolina
[Chorus 2]
I get letters sometimes, they bought a plantation
She weeds the tobacco, he offends the nation
And they write, "Don't be a stranger, y'hear?"
"Sincerely, your sister"
[Verse 3]
So my parents had me, to the disgust of the prostitutes, on a bed in a brothel
Surprisingly raised with tender care
'Til the money got tight and they bet me away
To a blind brigadier in a game of high stakes canasta
[Chorus 3]
But he made me a sailor on his brigadier ship fleet
I know every yardarm from main mast to jib sheet
But sometimes I long to be landlocked
And to work in a bakery
My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist Q&A
Who wrote My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist's ?
My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist was written by Colin Meloy.
Who produced My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist's ?
My Mother Was a Chinese Trapese Artist was produced by The Decemberists & Jason Powers (Producer).