The Old Woman
The Residents * Track #9 On Gingerbread Man
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Album Gingerbread Man
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- #2The Dying Oilman
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- #3The Confused Transsexual
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- #4The Sold-Out Artist
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- #5The Ascetic
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- #6The Old Soldier
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- #7The Aging Musician
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- #8The Butcher
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- #9The Old Woman
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- #10Ginger’s Lament
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- #11Gingerbread Man (Medley)
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The contemplation of suicide was one of the few joys in life for the lonely old woman. Her dark meditation was always the same. After she envisioned her death and the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body, she then remembered why she could never commit to the fatal deed. And the reason...
The Old Woman Lyrics
Angel, answer my prayer
Answer my prayer tonight
Tell me if anyone cares
If I do what I might
Angel, answer my prayer
And tell me if anyone else
Knows how much I am scared
That I might murder myself
Who will take care of my plants? Maybe Martha will take care of them. She called on Mother's Day and has a philodendron and a few ferns. They look terrible though, just like her house! She never dusts her leaves!
What about Berta? She's been married three times, how can she possibly take care of orchids!? They'll die--I just know these bugs will get them. Aphids--you have to watch for them all the time, they don't care...
Sent Teddy $7.50 for his birthday last week, no thank-you note, It's all Martha's fault! She's not raising those children right! How long would it be until they noticed? A week, two weeks, maybe months!
I know why, I know why they ignore me! Martha pretends that she doesn't care anymore, but I know better! And she's poisoned Berta against me too! He was old and could barely hop around, and Mark would sure never have done it! Poor thing, somebody had to do it! Somebody had to...