Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
“The Lifeboat Mutiny” contains lyrics that are somewhat obscure. On the surface, it is a song about a young girl dealing with the friction between her inner and outer worlds.
There was a radio show called “X Minus One” which, in 1956, featured an episode written by Robert Sheckley entitled “The Lif...
[Verse 1]
The death mask of Judas is hanging on her wall
She's going to let everyone down
She's with her friends in the lifeboat, but she is the mutineer
She's got an urge to die
But her friends sing "tra-la-la"
[Verse 2]
She keeps up her smiling, but sometimes she wonders why
And what they'll all say when she's not around
She takes her time with her lipstick, and makes her body shine
In sleep she's beautiful and flying
She's like a zoo animal who's frustrated by her cage
I need, I need to be outside
[Chorus]
Real life could never measure up to my imagination
This beauty feels like ugliness
I'm still a little girl but they treat me like a grownup
Real life could never measure up to my imagination
This beauty feels like ugliness
I'm still a little girl
(Please turn off the lights x10)