Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie Lyrics

by Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie Lyrics

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The other clam crab cockle chords are close. The first is a half step
too high, and both are missing or contain wrong chords.
I put a chord letter every time she plucks a bass root note.
on the guitar, so it will sound slightly different on guitar
unless you tune down.
That means no, where I come from.
I am cold, out waiting for the day to come.
I chew my lips, and I scratch my nose
feels so good to be a rose.
Oh don't, don't you life me up
like I'm that shy, no no no no no, just give it up
There are bats all dissolving in a row
into the wishy-washy dark that can't let go.
I cannot let go, so I thank the lord, and I thank his sword!
'tho it be mincing up the morning, slightly bored.
O, morning without warning like a hole, oh and I watch you go.
There are some mornings when the sky looks like a road.
There are some dragons who were built to have and hold.
And some machines are dropped from great heights lovingly.
and some great bellies ache with many bumblebees
and they sting so terribly.
I do as I please. Now I'm on my knees.
Your skin is something that I stir into my tea.
And I am watching you
and you are starry, starry, starry
and I'm tumbling down, and I check a frown.
It's why I love this town: Well, just look around.
just see me serenaded hourly! celebrated sourly!
dedicated dourly;
waltzing with the open sea -
clam, crap, cockle, cowrie : will you just look at me?
o wo wo o-oh owo-o-oh owo-o-oh ohoho oh-oh
(repeat twice, then for the last time)
o wo wo o-oh owo-o-oh owo-o-oh ohoho oh-oh

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