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Got our kerosene lamps and our painted tin cups
An old two-stroke cycle we’re gonna fix up
Got our cast-iron skillets and our faded blue jeans
We get our quarterly magazines.

Got our wool flannel shirts and our oilcloth jackets
We use only rye whiskey to make our old-fashioneds
We buy local organic, we reuse and recycle
We ride fixed gear bicycles.

We don’t drive a car, we don’t own a t.v.
Got a literary bent and a keen grasp of irony
We don’t trust the government, don’t believe in religion
We drink Pabst Blue Ribbon.

and sometimes we live in the country
and sometimes we live in the town
and sometimes we take a great notion
to jump in the river and drown.

And we scribble our lyrics in serifed italics
Got a paranoid streak and a strong sense of nostalgia
We’ve got Ginsberg and Kerouac on the bookshelves
We built those ourselves.

Got a mistrust of wealth and a distaste for decadence
We sing old folk songs and play acoustic instruments
We might raise our own livestock or cobble our own shoes
We’ve got between 3 and 7 tattoos.

And we’re well-versed in matters of wit and intelligence
declaim on a wide range of subjects with eloquence
We won’t fit the pattern, won’t do as we’re told
We are twenty-seven years old.

and sometimes we live in the country
and sometimes we live in the town
and sometimes we take a great notion
to jump in the river and drown,

singing Irene, goodnight,
goodnight, Irene, goodnight
Good night, Irene
Good night, Irene
I’ll see you in my dreams.

We got our kerosene lamps and our painted tin cups
An old two-stroke cycle we’re gonna fix up
Got our cast-iron skillets and our faded blue jeans
We just don’t know what it means.

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from Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals, released October 3, 2013

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Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals Seattle, Washington

Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals is a six-piece folk-apocalypse band from Seattle, WA, featuring cello, violin, theremin, bucket drumming, and four-part harmonies, not to mention heartfelt songs about love, life, and the end of the world. DL&PI has been bringing their cacophonous blend of indie rock, folk, punk, country, and jazz to the barrooms and bedrooms of the Puget Sound since 2012. ... more

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